Marketing Intern, Alexion Canada At Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, we are driven by a shared purpose: to transform the lives of people living with rare diseases. As a Marketing Intern, you will gain hands-on experience supporting pharmaceutical marketing initiatives across Alexion Canada’s franchises while learning how innovative therapies are brought to patients and healthcare providers. Working with cross-functional teams, external stakeholders, and agency partners, you will contribute to projects based on business priorities and your development goals. This is an opportunity to build practical marketing skills and gain insight into the unique needs of the rare disease community. What You’ll Do Marketing support: Support marketing activities across Alexion Canada’s rare disease franchises, collaborating with teams including Marketing, Medical, Sales, Market Access, Diagnostics, and other business functions. Planning and insights: Assist with marketing planning, customer and market insights, project coordination, and performance tracking. Content development: Support the development of customer-facing and internal materials, including presentations, digital content, email communications, training resources, and meeting materials. Events and conferences: Help coordinate Alexion Canada’s participation in national and regional medical conferences and other external events. Digital marketing: Support digital and omnichannel marketing initiatives, including website updates, email communications, media planning, and content performance tracking. Meetings and training: Assist with sales meetings, workshops, training programs, and internal engagement activities. Asset management: Support marketing asset management and the Veeva Medical, Legal, and Regulatory review process. Project coordination: Coordinate project timelines, deliverables, stakeholder feedback, and agency communications. Communication: Present project updates and share insights with marketing colleagues and other internal stakeholders. Workstream ownership: Take ownership of defined workstreams within larger projects, with coaching and support from experienced team members. What You’ll Learn During this internship, you will develop foundational skills in healthcare and pharmaceutical marketing, including customer insights, marketing strategy, content development, digital engagement, event planning, sales enablement, project management, and performance measurement. You will learn how marketing operates in a highly regulated environment and how cross-functional teams work together to support patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. You will also have opportunities to network across Alexion and AstraZeneca, participate in learning events, and receive coaching to support your professional development. What You’ll Bring Education: Currently enrolled in a post-secondary institution and returning to school following the placement, or requiring a co-op placement to graduate from your program. Availability: Available to work full-time for the duration of the internship. Hybrid work: Able to participate in AstraZeneca’s hybrid working model. Relevant experience: Previous experience in healthcare, life sciences, business, communications, marketing, or a related field is an asset. Communication skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in French is an asset. Technical skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. Working style: Ability to collaborate effectively, manage multiple priorities, and work in a dynamic environment. Personal qualities: Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to learn. Interest in rare diseases: Interest in healthcare, biotechnology, and improving outcomes for people living with rare diseases. What to Expect This is a 12-month paid internship starting in January 2027 and ending in December 2027. The position will be based at our Mississauga head office and will follow AstraZeneca’s hybrid working model, with three days per week onsite. AstraZeneca is committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace where everyone can contribute, feel valued, and bring their authentic selves to work. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment, assessment, and selection process. Accommodation is available on request by emailing [email protected]. We are using AI as part of the recruitment process. Are you interested in working at Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease? Apply today! ⠀ Annual base salary for this position ranges from 42,908.00 to 56,316.75. AstraZeneca is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The range provided in this posting represents an offer pay range used in a majority of situations. The base pay offered will vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, and other specific business and organizational needs. In some cases, offers outside the range may also be considered to address unique circumstances. In addition, our permanent positions offer an annual Variable Pay Bonus/Short Term Incentive opportunity as well as eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (if applicable to role). Benefits offered for permanent roles include a competitive Flex Benefits & Retirement Savings Program, 4 weeks’ paid vacation, and annual Personal Days. Fixed Term Contract/Temporary positions (excluding students) are offered a Contract Benefits Program. We are using AI as part of the recruitment process. This advertisement relates to a current vacancy. For over three decades, patients and their caregivers have been at the center of everything we do. Every day, we are inspired to follow the science and think differently to create better outcomes for them and their families. Our mission is driven by understanding who they are as unique individuals, not solely defined by their diseases. We’re a leading rare disease company with a diversified projects. Our pioneering legacy in rare diseases is rooted in being the first to translate the complex biology of the complement system into transformative medicines over the past three decades. Today, we continue to push the boundaries of science and deepen our understanding of rare diseases with patient-centricity at the core. This knowledge allows us to innovate and evolve into new areas where needs are unmet and provide an opportunity to help people fully live their best lives.

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