Marketing Intern, Alexion Canada

At Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, we are driven by a shared purpose: to transform the lives of people living with rare diseases. As a Marketing Intern, you will gain hands‐on experience supporting pharmaceutical marketing initiatives across Alexion Canada's franchises while learning how creative therapies are brought to patients and healthcare providers.

Working with cross‐functional teams, external stakeholders, and agency partners, you will contribute to projects based on business priorities and your development goals. This is an opportunity to build practical marketing skills and gain insight into the unique needs of the rare disease community.

What You'll Do

- Marketing support: Support marketing activities across Alexion Canada's rare disease franchises, collaborating with teams including Marketing, Medical, Sales, Market Access, Diagnostics, and other business functions.
- Planning and insights: Assist with marketing planning, customer and market insights, project coordination, and performance tracking.
- Content development: Support the development of customer‐facing and internal materials, including presentations, digital content, email communications, training resources, and meeting materials.
- Events and conferences: Help coordinate Alexion Canada's participation in national and regional medical conferences and other external events.
- Digital marketing: Support digital and omnichannel marketing initiatives, including website updates, email communications, media planning, and content performance tracking.
- Meetings and training: Assist with sales meetings, workshops, training programs, and internal engagement activities.
- Asset management: Support marketing asset management and the Veeva Medical, Legal,



and Regulatory review process.
- Project coordination: Coordinate project timelines, deliverables, stakeholder feedback, and agency communications.
- Communication: Present project updates and share insights with marketing colleagues and other internal stakeholders.
- Workstream ownership: Take ownership of defined workstreams within larger projects, with coaching and support from experienced team members.

What You'll Learn

During this internship, you will develop foundational skills in healthcare and pharmaceutical marketing, including customer insights, marketing strategy, content development, digital engagement, event planning, sales enablement, project management, and performance measurement.

You will learn how marketing operates in a highly regulated environment and how cross‐functional teams work together to support patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. You will also have opportunities to network across Alexion and AstraZeneca, participate in learning events, and receive coaching to support your professional development.

What You'll Bring

- Education: Currently enrolled in a post‐secondary institution and returning to school following the placement, or requiring a co‐op placement to graduate from your program.
- Availability: Available to work full‐time for the duration of the internship.
- Hybrid work:



Able to participate in AstraZeneca's hybrid working model.
- Relevant experience: Previous experience in healthcare, life sciences, business, communications, marketing, or a related field is an asset.
- Communication skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in French is an asset.
- Technical skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
- Working style: Ability to collaborate effectively, manage multiple priorities, and work in a dynamic environment.
- Personal qualities: Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to learn.
- Interest in rare diseases: Interest in healthcare, biotechnology, and improving outcomes for people living with rare diseases.

What to Expect

This is a 12‐month paid internship starting in January 2027 and ending in December 2027. The position will be based at our Mississauga head office and will follow AstraZeneca's hybrid working model, with three days per week onsite.

Compensation and Benefits

Annual base salary for this position ranges from 42,908.00 to 56,316.75.

AstraZeneca is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The range provided in this posting represents an offer pay range used in a majority of situations. The base pay offered will vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including the candidate's skills and experience, job‐related knowledge, and other specific business and organizational needs. In

📌 Marketing Intern (Mississauga)
🏢 AstraZeneca
📍 Mississauga