Marketing Assistant - Industrial Placement Program

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Job Description
2025 UK Takeda Industrial Placement Program
There are many paths to impact patients' lives, a Takeda Industrial Placement Program is a great way to start.
About the Placement
Are you looking for a 12-month Industrial Placement as part of your undergraduate sandwich degree? If so, be empowered to take charge of your future at Takeda - winners of the Global and UK Top Employer for the 7th consecutive year.
For our 2025 Industrial Placement Program starting in July 2025, we have multiple Marketing internships available.
Based in our UK Head Offices in Central London, Paddington to be exact, with some flexibility around remote work, this role is based within our Marketing function, aligned to one of our disease specific business units, where you will play an important and integral role in our organisation.
At Takeda, a leading Global Biopharmaceutical Company, we foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world. We are an equal opportunity employer, we strongly believe in, and promote, diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a company, we offer roles based on merit, welcoming candidates of any gender, age, religious belief, race, ethnic origin, or disability.
A placement at Takeda means we mutually get to learn from each other, we help you in your development, and you get an insight into what it means to live by our core principles - achieve the best outcomes for patients, to build trust and reinforce our reputation which continues to motivate how we do business. By the end of your placement, you will know a little more about yourself and what the future may have in store for you.
Please be aware that applications will only be considered if a Cover Letter and CV in a single document is submitted.
Applications are open for a placement in Oncology, Gastro-Intestinal, Rare Disease, and Neuroscience.
Within Marketing you will have the opportunity to:

• Join one of our brand teams working with world class marketeers assisting in the cross functional tactical implementation of the brand strategy engaging with our stakeholders and support patients with our life-transforming treatments.
• Be part of and lead key omnichannel marketing campaigns including development of materials (emails, videos, leaflets etc.)
• Support with the logistics and approval process for sales force materials: meeting invitation, slides etc.
• Manage the internal approval process and withdrawals via Promomats (the materials approval database system).
• Assist the brand team with the logistics of internal and external meetings, liaise with our key customers and engage with outside agencies.

What we're looking for
You are currently enrolled in an undergraduate STEM degree and are looking to complete a 12-month placement, returning to your course at the end of the placement. Our roles would suit a candidate who is currently enrolled in a scientific degree, who thrives on working in a fast-paced environment, enjoys working as a team player and who is interested in developing a career in the pharmaceutical industry.
Key skills, qualities, and attributes:

• Enthusiastic, committed, and conscientious
• Operates with a high level of integrity, transparency, and accountability
• Comprehends and aligns with our organization's core values
• Good interpersonal skills, with effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Approachable and a strong team player
• Proactive, with a willingness to learn and improve their performance through feedback
• Well-organized with good attention to detail
• Can effectively prioritize and handle multiple tasks
• Computer literate

Who can apply and How:
Please apply on-line with a CV and Covering letter (in a single file) stating your reasons for applying and how you meet our skills and attributes criteria and confirming that your degree course requires you to complete an industrial placement.
To identify candidates, you may go through the following stages, depending on the results of each stage you may be invited to further stages: CV & Cover Letter screening, Online Aptitude Testing, Video interview with Talent Team, Online Personality Questionnaire and finally a face-to-face or virtual assessment centre. By applying you agree to your contact details being shared with third parties who assist Takeda in the identification of suitable candidates for roles.
Assessment Centres will be held in Early February 2025 and successful candidates will start in July 2025.
Candidates will be assigned to a placement according to suitability as determined following our Assessment Process, we have other opportunities in External Affairs and Regulatory Affairs so please check our careers site for more details. You will receive full training on all aspects of the placement.
To find out more about Takeda's exciting Graduate and Internship Programs, please follow the link below.
https://www.takeda.com/en-gb/who-we-are/our-people/graduate-and-internship-programmes/
At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realise their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
Discover more at takedajobs.com.
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Locations
GBR - PaddingtonLondon, Great Britain
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Paid Intern (Fixed Term) (Trainee)
Time Type
Full time