Patient Advocacy Intern

Position Overview
The Patient Advocacy and Alliances function advances patient care and out comes by serving as a conduit between the cancer patient community and the company, providing resources for the education and activation of the patient community around precision oncology and ensuring the needs and perspectives of cancer patients are incorporated into corporate initiatives for all Precision Oncology products.

The Precision Oncology Patient Advocacy Intern will support cross-functional tasks throughout all four major focus areas of the Patient Advocacy team (Education, Health Equity, Public Policy and Patient Perspectives). This position will assist in supporting our strategic goals by providing programmatic support, project management and administrative support of patient advocacy efforts.

This is a Madison, WI based internship. A relocation stipend will be offered to qualified candidates. The internship is intended to be a full-time, 12-week opportunity during summer 2026 (ideally beginning in late May/early June) for an undergraduate student to obtain professional development and experience by contributing to the company’s effort in guiding personalized cancer treatments to patients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
include but are not limited to the following:

• Develop one or more educational pieces to help cancer patients understand what precision oncology is, how biomarker tests can help inform their treatment decisions and/or how to advocate for themselves with their healthcare team.

• Support the development and execution of a pilot program to more equitably deliver precision oncology to vulnerable populations.

• Assist the Principal Program Manager for Patient Stories in fulfilling patient stories requests (internal/external) and updating program management resources to support the Patient Ambassador program.

• Provide program management and administrative support for our Voice of the Patient program, created to incorporate the patient voice into our clinical studies. Duties will include, but not be limited to, tracking, meeting attendance and note-taking, compiling feedback and contract support.

• Provide support for the Exact Sciences Employee Cancer Survivors Inclusion Network (CSIN) by researching and posting relevant content, developing strategies for member engagement, and supporting events by the Employee Inclusive Network (EIN).

• Participate in appropriate cross-functional meetings

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Physical requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds for approximately less than 1% of a typical working day.

• Ability to work seated for approximately 90-100% of a typical working day. Ability to work standing for approximately 50% of a typical working day.

• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a typical working day.

• Ability to grasp with both hands; pinch with thumb and forefinger; turn with hand/arm; reach above shoulder height.

• Ability to work on a computer and phone simultaneously.

• Ability to use a telephone through a headset.

• Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements.

• Travel Requirements including the ability and means to travel between locations

• Ability to travel 10% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Enrollment in an undergraduate college program (sophomore through junior) with focus/degree in one of the following areas: Public Health, Health or Life Sciences, Health Education, Communications.

• Ability to organize, present, and convey problems or issues.

• Experience in using Microsoft Office (Word - generate documents and tables, Excel - create and modify spreadsheets and create complex formulas and PowerPoint); Email – preferably Outlook; and various search engines for conducting Internet searches.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Effective presentation skills.

• Ability to interface and work effectively within team and department with changing priorities.

• Analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.

• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.

• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

• Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.