Early Talent Internship

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Start your career where public policy meets patient impact. At Novo Nordisk Canada, you'll spend 12 months helping shape the strategies, partnerships, and advocacy campaigns that connect people living with serious chronic diseases to the care they need — learning from experienced colleagues every step of the way.

As a Public Affairs Early Talent Intern, you will gain hands‑on experience across the full scope of public affairs work, from healthcare policy research and stakeholder engagement to advocacy campaigns and sustainability initiatives. Reporting to the Associate Director, Public Affairs, you will contribute to meaningful projects from day one while building the practical skills and professional network to launch a career in public affairs.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the development and execution of Public Affairs strategies and activities that advance patient needs and reflect the Canadian healthcare policy environment
• Assisting with research and environmental scanning on topics including healthcare access, chronic and rare disease policy, life sciences innovation, and environmental sustainability
• Coordinating project plans, timelines, status updates, meeting logistics, and deliverable tracking across partnerships, advocacy campaigns, and policy work streams
• Preparing clear, accurate materials such as briefing notes, key messages, policy briefs, slide decks, Q&A documents, speaking points, and stakeholder summaries
• Supporting engagement with patient organizations, community partners, healthcare stakeholders, and public‑private partnership collaborators in a compliant and patient‑centred manner
• Maintaining planning tools, stakeholder lists, evidence libraries, and project records to support consistency and knowledge sharing across the Public Affairs team
• Identifying opportunities to improve internal processes, streamline materials development, and strengthen the team's ways of working

Within Novo Nordisk Canada, the Public Affairs team sits in the Patient Access & Public Affairs department. Here, you will work alongside colleagues across Government Affairs, Market Access, Communications, Patient Relations, Medical, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, Sustainability, and Commercial functions. The team translates complex public policy, healthcare, and biotechnology issues into clear strategies and materials for governments, patient organizations, external partners, and internal stakeholders, always with the patient at the centre.

This is a collaborative, fast‑paced environment where your contributions will be visible and valued.

We're looking for a curious, motivated early career professional who is eager to learn and ready to contribute. You'll bring with you:

• A recent college certificate, undergraduate, or graduate degree in public policy, political management, health policy, communications, political science, public administration, business, sustainability, life sciences, or a related field
• Demonstrated interest in Canadian public policy, healthcare systems, patient advocacy, sustainability, life sciences innovation, and the role of public‑private collaboration in improving patient outcomes
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to synthesize information into clear, accurate, and audience‑appropriate materials, whether developed through academic, work, volunteer, or community experience
• Solid organization, prioritization, and follow‑up skills, with the ability to manage multiple deliverables and timelines with guidance
• A collaborative, adaptable approach, you ask questions, welcome feedback, learn quickly, exercise sound judgment, and…