Intern Clinical Operations

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Internship South Africa

Are you a recent graduate who would like to take his\her first steps within a dynamic clinical research organization? Are you interested in learning fundamental skills to start your career effectively?

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

How will you make an impact?

The 12-month internship in Clinical Operations is designed to offer you the opportunity to develop insight into clinical research, master your skills while conducting meaningful work within the team. The programme framework is crafted to allow you to grow professionally, learning invaluable skills to help you kick start your career!

What you will do?

As part of Clinical Operations, you will work closely as a team, providing support and ideas for day to day activities. Your engagement and level of dedication will ensure that our project teams would receive the administrative and technical support they need. You will have an ambassador who will help you navigate through our organization and processes and receive the best support, which will ensure you are on your way to reaching your goals.

Being part of the Clinical Operations team, you will be introduced to many diverse parts of the company. You will have a wide portfolio of exciting tasks to complete. Plus test your natural curiosity in providing administrative and technical support to the team proactively, educating yourself about the clinical research industry and master your skills to measure your business progress.

How will you get here?

• You possess a health science degree and recently graduated (Within the last 2 years)

• You have not previously been employed

• You are looking for an entry level position

• You enjoy working in a team

• You  have excellent administration and organization skills and the ability to prioritize and handle various tasks timeously

• You are results oriented

• You demonstrate a positive demeanor and desire to succeed

• You exhibit a high degree of flexibility in adapting to a constantly evolving business environment

• You have English proficiency

In line with our Employment Equity Plan, preference may be given to suitably qualified male candidates from designated groups (African, Indian, and Coloured) in accordance with the Employment Equity Act. All applications will be considered on the basis of skills, qualifications, and experience.

Work Environment:

At PPD clinical research services we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. We understand that you will want to grow both professionally and personally throughout your career, and therefore at PPD Clinical Research Services you will benefit from an award-winning learning and development programme, ensuring you reach your potential.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.