Medical Affairs Project Associate Specialist, Post Graduate Trainee

Job description

The Medical Affairs Project Associate Specialist (post-grad trainee) will join the International Medical TTR team and report to International Medical Strategy & Operations. The post-grad trainee will support the planning, governance and execution of the international Medical Affairs Strategy for ATTR-CM across Alnylam's international markets, working closely with regional and country Medical teams and cross-functional partners. The role contributes to medical operations and planning deliverables, evidence generation portfolio, scientific engagement and insight programs, field medical excellence initiatives and patient experience work and offers first-hand insight into how a regional Medical Affairs organization is run. The scope is intentionally flexible: the more capability, initiative and curiosity the post-grad trainee brings, the more the remit can expand, in line with results. Key Responsibilities • Support the International Medical Strategy & Operations team in planning, tracking and reporting on International Medical TTR strategic priorities and operating-model deliverables across international markets • Help with the preparation of management materials, such as leadership updates, pre-reads, meeting materials and executive presentations, turning complex information into clear, decision-ready outputs • Support medical planning and budget cycles by consolidating regional and country inputs, tracking spend against plan and preparing summaries, in partnership with Finance • Contribute to evidence generation portfolio management by maintaining study trackers (e.g., investigator-initiated studies, research collaborations) and partnering with in preparing status, milestone and timeline overviews • Support scientific engagement and medical education activities, including the speaker engagement process and congress planning, all scientific and non-promotional in nature • Contribute to the TOP 41 Centers of Excellence (CoE) program, supporting the project owner in engagement mapping; this is a potential area where the post-grad trainee may take ownership of project deliverables, depending on experience and interest • Support field medical excellence initiatives, such as field medical KPIs and dashboards, the quarterly medical insights process, training roll-out • Contribute to patient experience work, including patient advocacy and engagement and patient support programs • Gain first-hand insight into the regional medical leadership agenda by supporting cross-functional planning, governance meetings and operational follow-up • Depending on experience and interest, support projects on AI-enabled tools, CRM and insights platforms, and other emerging medical priorities Qualifications • Availability for a minimum of 9 months; 12 months is strongly preferred • Completed bachelor's degree; a master's degree is a plus • Academic background in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, biomedical sciences, public health or another analytical discipline is preferred; interest in Medical Affairs, cardiology or rare diseases is valued • Strong logical and analytical thinking, with the ability to navigate complexity and structure ambiguous problems • Ability to read, interpret and critically summarize scientific and clinical literature • Awareness of, or willingness to learn, the compliance principles that govern Medical Affairs • Advance PowerPoint and Excel skills; confidence using Microsoft Copilot and AI-enabled productivity tools is highly valued • Fast learner, proactive and adaptive, taking ownership of high-quality outputs and handling confidential information with discretion • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; additional languages are a plus • Flexibility to work 2-3 days per week in the Zug office; occasional travel possible (mainly EU) • Collaborative, flexible and comfortable working in a fast-moving, cross-functional and international environment What We Bring • The opportunity to join a highly motivated, science-driven team in a leading RNAi therapeutics company • Hands-on exposure to how International Medical Affairs supports the AMVUTTRA ATTR-CM launch, with a focus on science, evidence and patients • The chance to contribute to Alnylam&