Summer Student Medical Affairs

Job Description Summary

Location: Montreal #LI-Hybrid
From May 4 to August 28 2026 - 17 weeks
Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role; please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the GDOC (Grants and Donations Committee) by preparing review packages organizing documentation tracking decisions and supporting followup communications according to approved processes.

• Maintain G&D documentation repositories (SharePoint/Teams) ensuring that guidelines templates SOPs and decision logs remain current and wellorganized for internal and audit use.

• Monitor submission windows and timelines helping coordinate communications to internal stakeholders and supporting transparency and consistency across business units.

• Assist in preparing reports summaries and dashboards to support leadership visibility into volume decisions and trends across G&D requests.

• Support continuous process improvement including benchmarking identifying efficiency gaps and assisting with future updates to the G&D process.

Essential Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelors or Masters program (Life Sciences Business Communications or related fields).
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with digital collaboration tools (Teams online whiteboards SharePoint Outlook).
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work in a dynamic environment.
• Proactive resourceful and comfortable working with ambiguity.
• Language & Level: French intermediate English intermediate.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building outstanding inclusive work environment and diverse teams representatives of the patients and communities we serve.

Skills Desired