Medical Communications Industrial Placement 2025

Based: White City London

Duration: 1 Year

Start Dates: Monday 30th June 2024

Application Closing Date: Friday 25th October 2024 (however we do fill on a rolling basis)

Annual Salary: £24,000 per annum

Health is the future of beauty. This is the vision of the Active Cosmetics Division of our brands. What they have in common is their meaningful and strong purpose: to offer a better life to people all around the world and contribute to the health of our planet. This is possible thanks to disruptive science, powerful innovation, the force of our natural ingredients, and the passion of our professional experts, such as dermatologists, pharmacists, and medical advisers!

Brands: La Roche-Posay, Vichy, SkinCeuticals, CeraVe & Décléor

Our Medical Communications team in the UK & Ireland is recruiting their next intern to join the movement #HealthistheFutureofBeauty.

Do you have an interest in skin and dermatology and want to work on raising the profile of our amazing brands within the healthcare professional community?

The Medical team is responsible for all medical relations and visits with healthcare professionals. We visit Dermatologists, General Practitioners, Nurses, and Pharmacists and communicate information about how our products can help patients with skin pathologies such as eczema, acne, and psoriasis. We facilitate this through a multi-channel approach, using digital channels and face-to-face visits to keep healthcare professionals up to date. We conduct dermatology education and support projects that contribute to healthcare.

You will...

The Medical Communications intern will report into the Medical Communications Manager, working on communication to healthcare professionals for the brands La Roche Posay, CeraVe, Skinceuticals, and Vichy.

The intern will need to handle projects while keeping to strict deadlines and work within a team with constant collaboration. They will be creating digital content, liaising with the wider field team across the country, as well as working closely with marketing and supply. A medical or scientific background is preferred, but an interest in medicine is considered.

They will be responsible for samples forecasting, multiple digital activations, and supporting at medical congresses. They need to have attention to detail and be disciplined with prioritizing and time management. They must have the ability to be firm with the wider field team and demonstrate resilience and multi-tasking. The role will be office-based in Hammersmith.

Day-to-day you may...

• Contribute to the Medical Congress plan and support other medical events
• Digital content creation such as banners, leaflets, and videos
• Gather feedback from the medical detailing team on communication effectiveness
• Assist in the organization of medical meetings and activities with Key Opinion Leaders
• Work with the wider Medical team and ACD teams to deliver the Medical Strategy
• Responsible for Samples and testers forecast and consumption tracking
• Management of content for CRM tool for medical reps (Veeva)

You have...

In order to be successful in this role, you will need to have:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• A flexible approach to work, with an ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Strong team player approach with the ability to network.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Proactivity, with a keen eye for improved efficiency.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are currently under-represented in our organization. We are signatories of the Race at Work Charter led by Business in the Community and are committed to improving employment opportunities for people of color across the UK. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans and non-binary candidates.

You are...

• In your second year at University on a course which enables you to take an Industrial Placement Year (unfortunately, if you are graduated you are not eligible).

Next steps...

Once you click apply, you will be asked some questions to check you are eligible for this role. These will be questions around your current situation, whether you're happy with the salary, location, etc.

If you are eligible to apply, you will then be sent a link via email to 'Step 2' of the application process; the online assessments. Keep an eye out for this (it might even land in your spam folder!). Although there is no deadline for completion, the quicker you submit your answers, the quicker we can continue to move you through the process!

Once we have your results, our recruiters will conduct a final review of your entire application and if successful, invite you to an Assessment Centre. Please be patient with us as we receive a high volume of applications and want to spend time going through each of them.

Our Assessment Centres this year will mostly be in person, they will be running from when applications open until the roles are filled. These Assessment Centres are specific to function, so please be patient if you don't get invited straight away - it might just be because your function's Assessment Centre date isn't until later on in the recruitment period!

Please note, if you apply for more than one role you will be put forward for the one we deem most suitable for you. If you have a strong preference, please only apply to that one role to ensure you are considered for the correct role.