2026 Summer Internship Program: Clinical Site Startup & Engagement Team

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Job Description

Clinical Site Startup & Engagement’s vision is to expand Takeda’s operational capabilities and drive effective, proactive global clinical-trial planning and management. Through strategic advancements in clinical research and development, CSSE aims to introduce greater efficiencies that make Takeda a preferred partner for sites, fostering a collaborative environment and enabling a more efficient delivery of Takeda’s pipeline. 

CSSE’s mission is to work collaboratively, with both internal and external partners, to deliver best-in-class trial execution, identify innovative ideas and employ business process excellence to compliment strategic growth and positively impact cycle time, quality, compliance, and resource utilization.

Role Overview:

The interns will support the current and future fiscal year business efforts for the Clinical Site Startup & Engagement team in the following departments:

• Feasibility and Trial Equity

• Study Start-Up

• Patient Recruitment & Retention

Interns will have the opportunity to partner with other business units (Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Legal, Field Medical, R&D Health Equity, etc.) that regularly collaborate in the support of business goals. Interns will develop their knowledge of the R&D process by shadowing CSSE colleagues. This will include attending trial team meetings and strategy sessions, as well as meeting with vendors and our CRO partners. Interns will be expected to present a conclusionary presentation highlighting their experience and sharing learnings.

How You Will Contribute:

Feasibility

• Support the identification of the competitive landscape for a given trial/indication

Study Start-Up

• Review the documents Study Start-Up is responsible for tracking
• Support the tracking of reportable metrics

Patient Recruitment & Retention

• Support the Patient Recruitment and Retention strategy development with a focus on identifying successful methods for effective clinical trial messaging and tactics that will resonate with a broad segment of the population.   

Trial Equity

• Support the development of a global diversity strategy
• Support includes but not limited to data aggregation related to the demographics of disease, support trial teams with researching local community-based partnerships and assisting in maintaining the D&I in Clinical Trials resource database (store on SharePoint).
• Develop their knowledge of the R&D process by shadowing CSSE colleagues in their support of at least 1 trial.
• Collect external communications related to D&I in Clinical Trials to help build their personal acumen.

Internship Development Opportunities:

• The intern(s) will develop strong analytical, problem-solving, and oral/written communication skills through working with other teams, effectively managing projects, and delivering presentations
• The intern(s) will develop an analytical approach of compiling data to help drive discussions and decisions
• The intern(s) will develop an ability to complete scientific research leveraging both internal & external resources
• The intern(s) will develop a basic ability to summarize scientific research and provide high-level reporting
• The intern(s) will develop a basic ability to complete data analysis, drawing conclusions/interpreting data

Job Requirements:

• This position will be fully remote
• Must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in marketing, natural & physical sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, etc.), biostatistics, mathematics, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, gender studies, ethnic cultural studies, world culture, health education, nursing, medical sciences, pre-pharmaceutical studies or pharmaceutical science
• Must have mid-level proficiency with Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), compiling statistics, database management, quantitative & qualitative research, basic project planning, research, and basic technical writing

For Location:

Massachusetts - Virtual

U.S. Hourly Wage Range:

$21.00 - $46.00

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations

Massachusetts - Virtual

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Paid Intern (Fixed Term) (Trainee)

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

No

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