Medical Communications Industrial Placement 2023 London, England
Job description
Based: Current Location: Hammersmith. As of September 2023: White City
Duration: 1 Year
Start Dates: Monday 3rd July 2023
Application Closing Date: 27th January 2023 (however we do fill on a rolling basis)
Annual Salary: £20,500 per annum
Health is the future of beauty. This is the vision of the Active Cosmetics Division our brands. What they have in common is their meaningful and strong purpose: to offer a better life to people all around the world and contribute to the health of our planet. And this is possible thanks to disruptive science, powerful innovation, the force of our natural ingredients and the passion of our professional experts, such as dermatologists, pharmacists and medical advisers!
Brands: La Roche-Posay, Vichy, SkinCeuticals, CeraVe & Décléor
Our Medical Communications team in the UK & Ireland is recruiting their next intern to join the movement #HealthistheFutureofBeauty.
Do you have an interest in skin and dermatology and want to work on raising the profile of our amazing brands within the healthcare professional community?
The Medical team is responsible for all medical relations and visits with healthcare professionals. We visit Dermatologists, General Practitioners, Nurses and Pharmacists and communicate information about how our products can help patients with skin pathologies such as eczema, acne, psoriasis. We facilitate this through a multi-channel approach, using digital channels and face to face visits to keep healthcare professionals up to date. We conduct dermatology education and support projects that contribute to healthcare.
You will...
The Medical Communications intern will report into the Medical Communications Manager working on communication to healthcare professionals for the brands La Roche Posay, CeraVe, Skinceuticals and Vichy.
The intern will need to be able to handle projects keeping to strict deadlines and work within a team with constant collaboration. They will be creating digital content, liaising with the wider field team across the country as well as working closely with marketing and supply. A medical or scientific background is preferred but an interest in medical is considered.
They will be responsible for samples forecasting, multiple digital activations and supporting at medical congresses. They need to have attention to detail and be disciplined with prioritising and time management. They need to have the ability to be firm with the wider field team and demonstrate resilience and multi-tasking. The role will be office-based in Hammersmith.
Day-to-day you may...
- Contribute to the Medical Congress plan and support other medical events
- Digital content creation such as banners, leaflets and videos
- Gather feedback from the medical detailing team on communication effectiveness
- Assist in the organization of medical meetings and activities with Key Opinion Leaders
- Work with the wider Medical team and ACD teams to deliver the Medical Strategy
- Responsible for Samples and testers forecast and consumption tracking
- Management of content for CRM tool for medical reps (Veeva)
You have...
In order to be successful in this role you will need to have:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Exceptional organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
- A flexible approach to work, with an ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Strong team player approach with the ability to network.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Proactivity, with a keen eye for improved efficiency.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are currently under-represented in our organisation. We are signatories of the Race at Work Charter led by Business in the Community and are committed to improving employment opportunities for people of colour across the UK. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans and non-binary candidates.
You are...
- Eligible to work in the UK
- In your second year at University on a course which enables you to take an Industrial Placement Year (unfortunately if you are graduated you are not eligible).
Next steps...
Once you click apply you will be asked some questions to check you are eligible for this role. These will questions around your current situation, whether you’re happy with the salary, location etc.
If you are eligible to apply you will then be sent a link via email to a Competency Assessment. In this we would like you to answer three competency questions, two written and one via video. Although there is no time limit on this the quicker you get it finished the quicker we can continue to move you through the process! The video element of the assessment is translated into a text and scored, so please don’t worry what you look like, just worry about what you’re saying!
If you have met our benchmark we will then send you some cognitive tests to complete. These will be sent via an email link and will give us a great idea on your numerical ability as well as testing you in a few other areas. Remember practise makes perfect so make sure you’re prepared when you give these a go!
We will then do a final review of your entire application and if successful, invite you to an Assessment Centre. Please be patient with us, sometimes it can take a few weeks before your application gets reviewed.
Our Assessment Centres this year will all be completely virtual; they will be running from when applications open until the roles are filled. These Assessment Centres are specific to function, so please be patient if you don’t get invited straight away – it might just be because your function’s Assessment Centre date isn’t until later on in the recruitment period!
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