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Position Title: 2026 Summer Intern - Commercial Insights and Analytics (MBA)
Department: Commercial
Reports To: Senior Manager, Insights and Analytics
Location: South San Francisco, CA – On-site 4 days per week (Mon to Thurs)
Job Overview
As an Insights & Analytics Intern, you will join our dynamic Commercial team, supporting strategic decision-making through data-driven insights. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about the intersection of business and life sciences. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, research, clinical development and corporate strategy to assess market opportunities, competitive landscapes and clinical data across multiple therapeutic areas to inform our go-to-market strategies. This internship offers hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment, where your contributions can directly impact our path to commercialization and improving patient lives.
In this position, you will extract actionable insights from diverse data sources to develop analytical tools to inform strategic planning, including market research reports, physician & expert interviews, scientific publications, clinical trial data, and competitor results. We seek a motivated self-starter with strong quantitative skills and a keen interest in biotech. The internship will provide mentorship from experienced leaders, opportunities for professional development, and exposure to real-world challenges in a late-stage biotech company.
What You’ll Do
- Conduct market research and competitive intelligence analysis to assess opportunities and threats across various therapeutic areas
- Analyze patient journey data, clinical results and real-world evidence to inform marketing campaigns, go-to-market strategy and life-cycle development
- Build financial models and sales forecasts to support strategic decision-making
- Support ad-hoc projects, such as evaluating partnership opportunities, assessing market entry barriers for new indications or geographies, analyzing competitor actions and clinical trial results, synthesizing key insights and findings for executive presentations
Qualifications
- First-year MBA students enrolled full-time graduating between December 2026 and June 2027
- Experience in healthcare or healthcare-adjacent finance/consulting/strategy is a plus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Understanding of financial principles
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Must be able to work in-person at SSF office for full duration of the internship.
Pay: $35 per hour
Location requirement: Candidates must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area (no relocation assistance)
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South San Francisco, California , United States
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