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Intern, Medical Affairs

CompanyEdwards Lifesciences
LocationTokyo
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJune 5, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will support the generation of clinical evidence by designing studies, drafting scientific documents, and analyzing data. They will also coordinate advisory board meetings and support scientific exchanges with Key Opinion Leaders.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
14044
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most. We thrive on discovery and expanding the boundaries of medical technology, serving patients in 100+ countries, with the help of our employees in areas including Clinical Affairs, Quality Engineering, Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, Sales & Marketing, corporate functions and more.  Contact Us We want to hear from you and engage in meaningful discussions. However, please note that we are not equipped to provide customer, candidate, or technical support through this platform. If you require assistance from those teams, please find their contact information here: https://www.edwards.com/aboutus/contactus If you’re a patient in need of medical advice, please contact your healthcare provider directly. We reserve the right to remove any comments that are off-topic, repetitive, or include hate speech, profanity, or offensive language. Additionally, we will not engage in discussions about competitor products, off-label use of Edwards products, or unsubstantiated/misleading claims that could cause harm. All Terms and Conditions of LinkedIn apply. For the Edwards Lifesciences privacy policy, visit https://www.edwards.com/legal/privacypolicy.
About the Role

Medical Affairs is a key organization of scientific excellence that contributes to transform treatment landscape and ease of access to cares by generating critical clinical evidence and educating relevant science to external or internal customers/stakeholders. All activities by Medical Affairs lead to impact patients’ lives and quality of life.  Within Medical Affairs function, you will be able to gain professional experience where you combine all of science, engineering and business into our Medical Affairs project or activities.

How you will make an impact:

  • You will be assigned to one or two studies/projects in THV and/or TMTT business and work with relevant Medical Affairs and internal Edwards colleagues and external principal investigators to generate clinical evidence by:
  • Designing study, planning refinement or drafting key documents;
  • Providing appropriate scientific comments to draft manuscripts or abstracts
  • Analyzing and interpreting received data or reported results and preparing next actions or feedback
  • Coordinate and support Round Table Discussion / Advisory Board meetings
  • Support scientific exchanges with KOLs via medical congresses or other touch points
  • Summarize flash reports and digest to prepare articles of key presentations from medical congresses
  • Support and conduct product material reviews with new Veeva system
  • Pilot and achieve milestones of operational excellence project with new AI system

What you'll need (Required):

  • Completed 4-years college / university program in Bachelor of Science (BS)
  • Participating graduate degree program (Master or Ph.D.) or above
  • Basic scientific knowledge in biology, chemistry, engineering and statistics
  • Good scientific writing skills for consolidating and drafting reports and actions
  • Leadership behaviour, thinking and skills with a self-starter and collaborative mindset to achieve results / milestones
  • Coordination and project management skills with different people and functions from various expertise

What else we look for (Preferred):

  • Good English and Japanese speaking and writing capability for internal/external communication
  • Ability to integrate various information and situation within Edwards business
  • Capability to work and excel within a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Adhere to all company rules and requirements

Unique Benefits for Interns:

  • Prepare you to be ready for the life-science professional career
  • Accelerate your career growth after graduation
  • Build real experience within a growing global company
  • Experience stretched project assignments to expand your potential
  • Make impacts to patients through meaningful projects/studies

Key Skills
Scientific WritingProject ManagementData AnalysisClinical Evidence GenerationKOL EngagementLeadershipCollaborationStudy DesignVeeva SystemAI SystemsEnglish ProficiencyJapanese Proficiency
Categories
HealthcareScience & ResearchEngineeringManagement & Leadership
Benefits
Professional Career PreparationCareer Growth AccelerationGlobal Company ExperienceStretched Project Assignments
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