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Business Operations Governance & Portfolio Management Intern

CompanyEdwards Lifesciences
LocationKuala Lumpur
Work ModeOn Site
PostedSeptember 11, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will coordinate strategic initiatives, governance activities, and operating cadences across Digital Enablement, Analytics, and Data Governance teams. They will also support regional business reviews, maintain portfolio visibility, and assist in the preparation of executive management reports.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
14286
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

The Business Operations Governance & Portfolio Management Intern will support JAPAC Business Operations in coordinating strategic initiatives, governance activities and operating cadences across Digital Enablement, Analytics and Data Governance.

The role will act as a central coordinator for cross-functional activities, ensuring visibility of priorities, action items, capability health, enhancement requests and improvement initiatives across JAPAC. The intern will also support recurring business reviews with regional Commercial Excellence teams and help maintain alignment across multiple workstreams.

This role is ideal for individuals interested in business operations, programme management, strategy execution and organisational governance.

How you will make an impact:

Operating Cadence & Governance Coordination

  • Coordinate monthly JAPAC Business Operations reviews with regional Commercial Excellence teams.
  • Prepare meeting agendas, governance materials and action logs.
  • Track decisions, action items and follow-ups across multiple stakeholder groups.
  • Support recurring operating rhythms across Digital Enablement, Analytics and Data Governance teams.

Portfolio & Capability Management

  • Maintain visibility of ongoing initiatives, enhancement requests and strategic priorities.
  • Support tracking of capability health, business feedback and improvement opportunities.
  • Assist in maintaining capability inventories, roadmaps and prioritisation discussions.
  • Monitor recurring operational themes and emerging business needs across the region.

Cross-Functional Coordination

  • Facilitate information flow across Digital Enablement, Analytics and Data Governance teams.
  • Support stakeholder engagement and alignment activities.
  • Coordinate workshops, reviews and follow-up discussions.
  • Identify dependencies, risks and areas requiring leadership attention.

Executive Reporting & Communications

  • Support preparation of management reports, review packs and leadership presentations.
  • Consolidate updates and key messages from multiple teams into executive summaries.
  • Assist with preparation of regional and leadership review materials.

Continuous Improvement & Business Operations Support

  • Support process documentation and governance framework development.
  • Assist in identifying opportunities to improve operating effectiveness, coordination and visibility.
  • Contribute to initiatives that improve business planning, portfolio management and operational governance.

What you'll need (Required):

  • Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Business Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Operations Management
  • Availability to do an internship for 5 - 6 months

What else we look out for (Preferred):

  • Strong organisational and coordination skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication.
  • Strong Excel and PowerPoint proficiency.
  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities.
  • Comfortable working in a structured but evolving environment.
  • Exposure to project management, consulting, operations or business analysis is an advantage.
  • Interest in business operations, strategy execution, PMO or organisational effectiveness.

What Success Looks Like

At the end of the internship, the individual should be able to:

  • Independently coordinate recurring BO operating cadences.
  • Maintain portfolio and capability tracking across multiple workstreams.
  • Prepare leadership-ready governance and review materials.
  • Ensure action items and commitments are tracked to closure.
  • Provide visibility into priorities, risks, dependencies and capability improvement opportunities across JAPAC.
Key Skills
Business operationsGovernancePortfolio managementProject managementData analysisStrategic planningStakeholder managementExcelPowerPointCommunicationOrganizational skillsBusiness analysisReportingProcess documentationCross-functional coordination
Categories
Management & LeadershipData & AnalyticsConsultingTechnologyAdministrative