Intern - Corporate Affairs

Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology, and advancing a pipeline of potential new medicines for patients suffering from diseases of cardiac muscle dysfunction.

We are seeking a highly motivated Intern to join our Corporate Affairs group at Cytokinetics.

Job Description:

The Corporate Affairs internship is designed to give students a real look at how an organization communicates, builds relationships, and engages with key audiences inside and outside the company. Interns will work across corporate communications, investor relations, patient advocacy, and professional society relations, supporting ongoing projects while learning how these functions come together to shape reputation, trust, and impact. The experience is meant to be hands-on, collaborative, and developmental, with exposure to both strategy and execution.

Corporate Communications

• Support content creation for internal channels like newsletters or intranet posts
• Track media coverage and help organize communication resources
• Sit in on meetings to understand how messaging is developed

Investor Relations

• Assist with research and background materials for investor engagements
• Create summary reports for leadership and board
• Learn how financial and strategic information is communicated clearly and responsibly

Patient Advocacy

• Support planning and coordination of patient-focused activities or engagements
• Help prepare summaries or briefing materials that elevate patient perspectives internally
• Gain insight into how patient needs and experiences inform decision-making

Professional Society Relations

• Assist with coordination and communication related to professional and medical society engagements
• Help aggregate and demonstrated impact of CYTK supported professional society education, initiatives
• Track key dates, events, and engagement opportunities
• Learn how partnerships with professional societies support shared goals and collaboration

Requirements:

The position requires a motivated individual with the ability to work independently and in a team environment. Additionally, we seek an individual with:

• Currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student or recent graduate with bachelor’s degree in public relations, marketing, communications or related field
• Experience and/or passion for communications, public relations, investor relations, patient advocacy or professional society relations
• Basic knowledge of healthcare industry and strong interest in biotech and/or nonprofit patient organizations
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• A good multi-tasker, detail oriented and resourceful
• Well-versed in Microsoft Office Suite

Now is the perfect time for you to consider an Internship at Cytokinetics where you can put all of your skills to maximum use. When applying, please provide your spring break and summer availability.

Cytokinetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Pay Range:

Our employees come from different backgrounds, and we celebrate those differences. We are looking for the best candidates for our open roles, but do not expect applicants to meet every qualification in order to be considered. If you are excited about what you could accomplish at Cytokinetics and believe you can add value to our team, we would love to hear from you.

Please review our General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) policy PRIOR to applying.  

Our passion is anchored in robust scientific thinking, grounded in integrity and critical thinking. We keep the patient front and center in all we do – all actions and decisions are in service of the patient and their caregivers. We champion integrity, ethics, doing the right thing, and being our best selves.

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• We do not conduct job interviews through non-standard text messaging applications

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• If you are unsure about the authenticity of an offer, or if you receive any suspicious communication, please contact us directly at [email protected]

Please visit our website at: www.cytokinetics.com

Cytokinetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer