What are the responsibilities and job description for the Development Operations Summer Intern position at Corcept Therapeutics?
Come spend your summer working with passionate colleagues and inspirational leaders, all while gaining world-class experience in one of the fast-growing biotechs in the Bay Area.
Development Operations is responsible for ensuring that the various functions within the company that strategize, plan, and execute Corcept’s clinical (i.e., in-human) research programs have the budgetary, strategic planning, and scientific communications support necessary to perform their activities efficiently and effectively. This internship will work in two departments within Development Operations: Program Management and Development Finance & Sourcing.
The Program Management Department is responsible for two important activities. First, the department organizes and manages therapeutic area program teams that discuss, prioritize, and propose strategies to develop the company’s clinical assets. Once these strategies are approved for execution, the Program Management Department is then responsible for developing and managing the tactical plans and timelines used to bring the approved strategies to fruition.
The Development Finance & Sourcing Department is responsible for determining how much the company’s clinical studies should and will cost, and then negotiating contracts and agreements with various corporate partners who provide services and support to our clinical teams.
The Development Operations Intern will work on projects for both the Program Management and Development Finance & Sourcing Departments, in addition to providing general support to the head of Development Operations.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct online information gathering for Program Directors and Managers on current therapeutic area news, upcoming conferences, patient advocacy community events, and publicly available competitive intelligence information
- Support drafting roles and responsibility matrixes for teams and deliverables
- Update program management dashboards, timelines, visuals, trackers, and reports
- Support process initiatives and continuous improvement
- Document key decisions, actions, and risks via meeting minutes or summaries
- Create and update program management templates and email lists
- Develop budgetary and resourcing templates
- Assist in the construction of study budgets and the review of contracts and agreements
- Work directly with the VP of Development Operations on establishing departmental communication strategies
- Deliver a department presentation at the end of the program
- Participate as a member of the 2025 intern team group project that includes a company-wide presentation
Preferred Skills, Qualifications and Technical Proficiencies:
- Demonstrated interest in the pharmaceutical industry and drug development
- Experience leading or managing projects
- Excellent organizational, written, and oral communication skills
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- Demonstrated ability to work well in teams
- Ability to multi-task and operate in ambiguity
- Must be able to complete at least 10 consecutive weeks between June and August and it is a full-time internship (40 hours per week)
- Must be able to work at our Redwood City office for the duration of the internship, no relocation available
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Currently enrolled in a 4-year college
- STEM major preferred
The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this headquarters-based position is $25/hr - $31/hr; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Salary : $25 - $31
