Medical Affairs Strategy & Execution – Oncology/Bladder Cancer Co-op

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Job Function:

Career Programs

Job Sub Function:

Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

Job Category:

Career Program

All Job Posting Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

We are searching for the best talent for a Medical Affairs Strategy & Execution – Oncology/Bladder Cancer Co-op.

• Number of Openings: 1
• Co-op Term: 12 months
• Schedule: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
• Program: Spring 2027 Co-op
• Location: Remote
• Therapeutic Area: Oncology / Bladder Cancer

Purpose

The Co-op will support Medical Affairs Strategy & Execution within the Oncology/Bladder Cancer therapeutic area, gaining hands-on experience in a pharmaceutical Medical Affairs environment.

The role will focus on supporting scientific communications, healthcare professional (HCP) engagement, congress activities, medical content development, scientific intelligence, and cross-functional execution for product-specific workstreams.

This learning-focused opportunity is designed for a student pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, PharmD, or PhD in a relevant scientific or healthcare field who is scientifically curious, organized, collaborative, and interested in building practical experience in oncology Medical Affairs, strategic planning, and execution.

The selected candidate will work closely with Medical Affairs colleagues and cross-functional partners to help translate scientific strategy into practical, high-quality deliverables while contributing to meaningful scientific and operational projects in bladder cancer.

You Will Be Responsible

Medical Affairs Strategy & Execution

• Support execution of gem-iDRS, erda-iDRS, and bladder portfolio Medical Affairs priorities, including scientific strategy, launch readiness, and cross-functional alignment.
• Track, organize, and follow up on key deliverables across Medical Affairs workstreams.
• Synthesize scientific and strategic information into concise summaries, trackers, and project updates for internal stakeholders.
• Support materials that enable consistent scientific communication across internal teams and regional partners.
• Capture key meeting outcomes and action items and prepare meeting minutes for distribution.

HCP Engagement

• Support the planning and execution of HCP engagement activities, advisory boards, scientific exchange meetings, and follow-up activities.
• Assist with discussion guides, pre-read materials, insight-capture templates, and post-meeting summaries.
• Organize and synthesize HCP insights to help inform medical strategy, content refinement, and future engagement planning.

Scientific Content & Communications

• Support the development and refinement of scientific slide decks, internal updates, presentations, and educational materials.
• Help ensure consistency in scientific messaging, references, visual standards, and overall content flow.
• Translate complex scientific information into clear and concise materials for internal Medical Affairs audiences.
• Collaborate with medical, agency, and cross-functional partners to incorporate feedback and maintain version control.

Scientific Communication Platform & Medical Resources

• Support updates to disease-state, product, and evidence-based scientific communication materials.
• Assist with organizing references and reviewing content for consistency.
• Help develop and maintain FAQs, objection handlers, response documents, and other medical communication resources.
• Support One J&J Voice deliverables by helping align terminology, structure, and scientific messaging across stakeholders.

Congress Support & Scientific Intelligence

• Support planning and execution activities related to major oncology and urology congresses.
• Assist with abstract and session tracking, competitive intelligence summaries, medical insights capture, and post-congress reporting.
• Develop concise pre- and post-congress materials, including one-page summaries, slide updates, and key takeaways.
• Coordinate congress-related deliverables across Medical Affairs and cross-functional teams.

Digital & External Scientific Landscape

• Support social media and digital landscape analysis related to bladder cancer congresses, gem-iDRS, erda-iDRS, and relevant scientific topics.
• Identify and summarize emerging scientific themes, discussion trends, and relevant topics using approved sources and tools.
• Prepare concise summaries for Medical Affairs stakeholders while maintaining scientific objectivity.

Project Management & Collaboration

• Maintain project trackers, timelines, action logs, and meeting notes.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to gather inputs, track feedback, and support timely completion of deliverables.
• Demonstrate professionalism, discretion, and accountability when handling scientific and business-sensitive information.

Qualifications / Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, PharmD, or PhD in Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences, Oncology, Pharmacology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Medical Sciences, or a related scientific/healthcare field.
• Available to work for the full duration of the 12-month Co-op term.
• Strong interest in pharmaceutical or biotechnology Medical Affairs, oncology, bladder cancer, scientific communications, or healthcare strategy.
• Foundational understanding of clinical research, medical literature, and evidence-based scientific communication.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a cross-functional environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Must not have another internship, Co-op, or employment commitment that would interfere with the required dates of this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Academic background in Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences, Oncology, Pharmacology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Medical Sciences, or a related field.
• Previous coursework, research, clinical rotation, internship, or work experience in oncology, urology, Medical Affairs, clinical development, medical information, regulatory affairs, or medical communications.
• Experience developing or refining scientific presentations, slide decks, scientific summaries, or educational materials.
• Familiarity with oncology terminology, clinical trial design, and evidence-generation concepts.
• Interest in bladder cancer, genitourinary oncology, launch readiness, congress strategy, or scientific communications.
• Experience or comfort working with digital tools, dashboards, social listening outputs, or structured project trackers.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$23.00/hr to $33.00/hr

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The base pay for this position is Sophomore $23.00/hr, Junior $24.50/hr, Senior $25.50/hr, Master’s degree $27.00/hr. The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in Canada. Candidates hired outside Canada (From US) will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market. The Company uses AI in its assessment of applicants. This job posting is for an existing position. The base pay for this position is Sophomore $27.00/hr, Junior $28.50/hr, Senior $29.50/hr, Master’s degree $33.00/hr. The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in Canada. Candidates hired outside Canada (From US) will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market. The Company uses AI in its assessment of applicants. This job posting is for an existing position.

The Company uses AI in its assessment of applicants.

This job posting is for an existing position.