Intern - Commercial Business Development Strategy & Operations

Intern - Commercial Business Development Strategy & Operations

Updated: February 25, 2026
Location: Bridgewater, NJ, United States
Job :14045

Come discover what our employees already know: work here matters everywhere. At Syneos Health, we’re growing and evolving, which means you’ll have endless opportunities to collaborate with passionate experts around the world and build your dream career.

As a part of our team, you’ll help us deliver results for a rewarding reason – we improve patients’ lives around the world. Because to us, a patient isn’t just a number, they’re our family, friends, and neighbors.

Who we are

We bring together the best clinical and commercial minds to create a better and faster way to get medicines into the hands of patients who need it most. We’re a global biopharmaceutical solutions company that was built with the purpose to achieve one goal: shortening the distance from lab to life. Learn more about Syneos Health .

Our Summer Internship Program

An internship with us gives you the opportunity to work side by side with passionate problem solvers on powerful and fulfilling work. Our collaborative culture inspires you to learn from the expertise surrounding you and to share your own knowledge and experience with colleagues. You’ll be asked to speak up and challenge the status quo – you have a voice and will be encouraged to use it.

Additionally, over the summer, there will be opportunities to participate in events just for our interns: social events with other interns, career development workshops, community service projects, and networking with senior leaders – just to name a few!

This Opportunity

The Commercial Business Development group is a global team responsible for identifying, pitching, and winning commercial solutions business with Top Pharma companies and Biotechs. We are seeking a summer intern to join us and provide support to the Strategy & Operations.

You will be a member of a fast-paced, highly skilled, and collaborative sales team and have the opportunity to build partnerships through teamwork and communicate in an open, balanced, and objective manner.

This is a 10-week internship; full-time over Summer 2026.

What you’ll do

Collaborate with Business Developers, Operations partners, and BD Leadership to assess and support initiatives impacting the commercial organization

Leverage CRM and internal systems to support reporting, analysis, and business insights

Attend and contribute to meetings related to account targeting, quota and incentive compensation, and commercial operations

Support the Business Insights team in the BD pitch development process

Generate and maintain recurring and ad‑hoc reports

Analyze pricing and commercial performance data to identify trends and opportunities

Assist with data cleanup, quality checks, and process improvement efforts

Gather, compile, and communicate workload and activity summaries to the broader team

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Economics, Information Systems, Life Sciences, or a related field

Demonstrated interest in commercial strategy, business development, consulting, or operations through coursework, internships, or projects

Strong analytical mindset with the ability to work with data, identify trends, and translate findings into clear insights

Comfortable working with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with CRM tools, dashboards, or data visualization tools is a plus

Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly to different audiences

Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks or projects in a dynamic environment

Curious, proactive, and eager to learn — comfortable asking questions and working collaboratively across teams

Exposure to healthcare, life sciences, CRO, pharmaceutical, or biotech industries is a plus, but not required

Candidates must be a minimum of a Rising Junior and currently enrolled full time in Spring/Summer or Spring/Fall ’26 semesters. The Commercial Summer Intern Program runs from May 18, 2026 to August 7, 2026 and all positions will work full time (up to 40 hours per week).

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