Grad Intern – Commercial Leadership & Insights Program (Summer 2026)

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Grad Intern – Commercial Leadership & Insights Program (Summer 2026)

What You Will Do

During this 10 to 12-week program, you will gain hands-on experience to building a proven foundation for a career in the biopharmaceutical industry. We will be providing an important project, training for critical industry skills, and opportunities to network with industry professionals and other interns. Each summer intern will be placed on a team and assigned a project that is tied directly to our strategic and tactical goals.

Applying your transferable skills of analytical thinking, deductive reasoning, and deep knowledge of science, you will have the rare opportunity to immerse yourself at theintersection of science and business within our Commercial Data & Analytics (CD&A) organization and be assigned to one project within one of these four functions:

• Competitive Intelligence: analyze the competitive landscape of a particular therapeutic area, identify relevant trends based on a deep understanding of the external perspective and internal strategy, and transform competitive information into practical insights
• Forecasting: craft financial models to estimate future performance using patient/volume data and translating assumptions informed through epidemiology, market research, pricing research, competitive intelligence, and data analytics, to support strategy design
• Market Research: provide first-hand customer insights (e.g., healthcare providers, patients, insurance payers, and other related stakeholders) that advises business strategy decisions by collecting and interpreting information from quantitative surveys, qualitative interviews, and innovative research methodologies
• Data Analytics: advise on market strategies, initiatives, and business performance by translating the business questions into tangible data queries, and interpreting the analysis to provide actionable recommendations to business leaders on areas of risk and opportunity that must be explored in their brand commercial and marketing strategy

We are seeking forward-thinking, hardworking, and business oriented individuals to join the Commercial Data & Analytics (CD&A) organization as a Summer Graduate Intern. You will have the chance to work on one of our in-line or pipeline products brand teams, develop functional proficiencies, and apply these relevant skills towards developing and delivering formal business recommendations to internal partners at the conclusion of the summer project. Through this outstanding experience, you will address real-life business needs, develop professional skill, and network with diverse Amgen staff and departments.

This summer experience offers competitive compensation and relocation/housing/transportation allowance for eligible candidates. The summer internship may also offer, subject to change due to local government and health ordinances and guidance:

• On-site visit to Amgen’s headquarters at Thousand Oaks
• Networking opportunities with the incoming CLIP Summer Intern cohort, the cohort lead, as well as other summer interns at Amgen
• Networking opportunities cross-functionally at Amgen

Project Deliverables:

• Regular touchpoints with the Amgen manager and business stakeholders
• Learning the basic SOP for the functions of the internship assignment
• Final project presentation at the end of the internship

Depending on availability and performance, interns may have the opportunity to be enrolled into the 3-year full-time CLIP rotation program upon graduation where you will have the opportunity to tackle three 1-year rotations. This is an outstanding industry-wide opportunity for early career individuals to explore various functions that are pillars to the commercial organization, with outstanding training, guidance, and mentorship.

What We Expect of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The passionate and driven individual we seek exemplifies the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

Amgen requires that all individuals applying for a grad internship or a co-op assignment at Amgen must meet the following criteria:

• 18 years or older
• Graduated with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Currently enrolled in an MBA program for an MBA internship OR a Master’s program for a Master’s internship OR a PharmD program for a PharmD internship OR Ph.D. for a PhD internship from an accredited college or university and completion of the first year of MBA OR Master’s OR Pharm D OR Ph.D. program before the internship starts
• Enrolled in an accredited college or university following the potential internship or co-op assignment
• Must not be employed at the time the internship starts
• Student must be located in the United States for the duration of the [internship/co-op]

Preferred Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled PhD student in STEM, Economics, Finance, Biotech OR Currently enrolled PharmD student OR Currently enrolled Master’s student in STEM, Economics, Finance, or Biotechnology
• Graduation within 12 months following internship completion
• Familiarity with biotechnology, pharmaceutical or health care industry
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated use of innovative analytical techniques and technologies
• Detail oriented individuals with strong project management skills
• Demonstrate self-motivation, flexibility, adaptability, and resourcefulness
• Ability to effectively operate independently, across functional lines, and with both internal and external customers

What You Can Expect of Us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The base pay range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $30 - $40 per hour.

• Build a network of colleagues that will endure and grow throughout your time with us and beyond.
• Bring your authentic self to the table and become the professional you’re inspired to be through accepting a culture that values the diversity of thought and experience and will flex to your strengths and possibilities.
• Participate in executive and social networking events, as well as community volunteer projects.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

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