Sarepta Therapeutics

Why Sarepta? Why Now?

The promise of genetic medicine has arrived, and Sarepta is at the forefront. We hold leadership positions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs), and we currently have more than 40 programs in various stages of development in gene therapy, RNA and gene editing. In 2023, we launched our fourth therapy and the first ever gene therapy to treat Duchenne.

We’re looking for people who see unlimited potential in themselves and who are motivated by an unwavering commitment to patients.

What Sarepta Offers

At Sarepta, we care deeply about all the people in our community and believe in the importance of supporting them in all aspects of their lives. We aspire to maintain a culture that acknowledges people bring their whole selves to work, and we will strive to help everyone in our community integrate their work and personal lives while maintaining productivity.

The Importance of the Role

The Patient Affairs team works with rare disease communities (including advocacy leaders, individuals affected by rare diseases, and their families) to foster important mutual understanding as Sarepta develops therapies that may one day be approved for use by a given population. The individual selected for this internship will have exposure to rare disease patient advocacy from the biotechnology industry’s perspective. You will learn from the perspective of people who are impacted by rare diseases and will see how these insights and perspectives are woven into decision-making throughout drug development. You will learn about some of the guidelines that shape our efforts as a company, and how this position can help drive valuable engagement along the drug development continuum. As an intern, you will be supporting the analysis of qualitative community insights, and you will assist in creating efficiencies to communicate insights across Sarepta functions. The ideal candidate will leverage their social science and computer science capabilities by helping the team find new and unique ways to categorize and share the invaluable insights offered by members of the rare disease communities we face.

The Opportunity to Make a Difference

• Use organizational and operational skills to help build efficiencies within the department 
• Optimize new and existing department/community touchpoints and build standard processes to ensure community insights are captured
• Mapping of qualitative data sources to model a better understanding of community insights in aggregate
• Contribute to data visualization reports that demonstrate trends in community needs, themes, and questions
• Attend department meetings, virtual community events, and a selection of other meetings for exposure to the drug development process and community considerations 
• Sculpt and produce a cornerstone project with the help of Patient Affairs team
• Support Patient Affairs team members in the execution of departmental tasks and responsibilities

More about You

• Enrolled in an accredited college or university and working toward a degree in a field such as public or community health, biostatistics, sociology, or other related fields.
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence systems; coursework in data analytics or computational analysis is a plus
• Interest in patient education, research and development, and rare disease 
• Interest in genetic therapies and the ability to understand scientific concepts 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in project leadership
• Ability to anticipate and react to support the department 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment 
• Compassion, empathy, curiosity, the ability to listen
• Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Applications 
• Ability to work independently as a remote contributor

Program Timeline:

This application is for a 12-week summer internship program that will start on May 19th and conclude on August 8th, 2025.

What Now?

We’re always looking for solution-oriented, critical thinkers.

So, if you’re comfortable with ambiguity and candor, relish challenging yourself, and place kindness and integrity at the forefront of how you approach your peers and work, then we encourage you to apply.

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This position is remote. However, you will be expected to work on site at one of Sarepta's facilities in the United States and/or attend Company-sponsored in-person events from time to time.

The targeted salary range for this position is $21 - $25 per hour depending upon years of education completed and nature of role.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Sarepta Therapeutics offers a competitive compensation and benefit package.

Sarepta Therapeutics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and participates in e-Verify.