2026 Novartis Summer Internship – Corporate Affairs – Patient Advocacy

At Novartis, our ambition is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. To do this, we need to unleash the power of our people, as ultimately, the success of our strategy depends on accessing, growing, and engaging diverse talent.  

We believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working. We can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges aggressively and ambitiously because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying! 

Imagine what you could do here at Novartis! 

About The Role

The Patient Advocacy intern will support the US Patient Advocacy team in addressing the needs of patient communities and advancing the reputation of Novartis as a focused medicines company that reimagines medicine with the patient at the center of everything we do. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in patient advocacy and work with patient groups in different disease areas. 

Responsibilities:

• Support the US Patient Advocacy team’s development and maintenance of valued partnerships with patient advocacy organizations, including organizing and attending meetings, coordinating follow up 
• Assist in coordinating and organizing patient advisory boards, patient insight panels, or other projects to understand patient and care partner experiences
• Support the company's participation in patient organization events, conferences and internal programs
• Attend meetings with internal and external stakeholders
• Support review and prioritization of incoming therapeutic area grants and sponsorship requests
• Support collaboration with cross functional internal teams, including preparation for meetings, business reviews 

Program Highlights:

• Hands-on experience with real projects and responsibilities
• Networking opportunities with industry professionals and fellow interns
• Exposure to multiple business areas or departments within a pharmaceutical organization

Minimum Requirements

• Candidates must be currently enrolled in U.S. accredited degree-granting college or university pursuing an undergraduate degree. Public Health, Advocacy, Communications, or related fields preferred.

• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, and able to work in a diverse, fast-paced environment.

• Have a high degree of organizational skills, including attention to detail and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Be competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Have an ability to work independently and as part of a team

Please note that this internship is a fixed-term engagement and does not constitute an offer of employment from Novartis.  Magnit, an external Managed Service Provider, will facilitate the hiring and management for this role.

Diversity & Inclusion/EEO: 

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.