Strategy & Corporate Development Intern at Owkin

Paris, Ile-de-France, France -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Dec, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Biotechnology, Business, Finance, Management, Research, Data Analysis, Project Management, Communication, Creative Thinking, Numeracy, Tech-Savvy, Market Research, Competitive Intelligence, Clinical Development, Drug Discovery, AI

Industry

technology;Information and Internet

Description

About us Owkin is an AI company on a mission to solve the complexity of biology. It is building the first Biology Super Intelligence (BASI) by combining powerful biological large language models, multimodal patient data, and agentic software. At the heart of this system is Owkin K, an AI copilot and its new LLM fine-tuned on biology called Owkin Zero, used by researchers, clinicians, and drug developers to better understand biology, validate scientific hypotheses, and deliver better diagnostics and therapies faster. Position is based in our Paris office, with an anticipated start date of 1st March 2026. Please submit your CV in English About the role: As a Corporate Development & Strategy Intern, you will work within Owkin’s Corporate Development & Strategy team on a broad range of key strategic initiatives underpinning Owkin’s core business: multimodal data access and generation, agentic AI software and platforms, therapeutic in-licensing, and clinical development.. You will interact with a wide range of other functions at Owkin in order to deliver on Owkin’s strategic growth objectives. The Corporate Development & Strategy team is involved in: Defining the overall corporate & operational strategy Building Owkin’s portfolio of therapeutic assets and defining our clinical and pipeline strategy Executing mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, asset in-licensing, and fundraising Providing market research, financial analysis, competitive intelligence, valuation exercises, and coordinating comprehensive due diligence processes In particular, you will: Research, report and maintain a knowledge base of companies in drug discovery and development, health data, and agentic AI, to identify and analyse potential partners or competitors Track fundraising, partnering and licensing deals in the industry to maintain an understanding of market dynamics Landscape cutting-edge drug discovery technologies, AI platforms, and biological datasets to support strategy Maintain project management tools and track progress Coordinate workstreams with other business units Report notes and takeaways from internal and external meetings Work with senior executives and managers to prepare materials for Owkin’s internal decision meetings, external presentations, and board meetings About you We are looking for someone who: Is enrolled in, has recently completed or is soon to complete a Master’s degree program in in Chemistry / Biology / Pharmacy / (Bio)chemical Engineering / Biotechnology or similar field Has demonstrated strong interest in business, finance or management Can work full time in our Paris office for 6 months Is a structured thinker, can formulate how to get work done and ask questions Communicates effectively in written and oral English Learns quickly and is passionate about Biotech and AI Prioritizes their tasks and is able to juggle multiple workstreams Is numerate and tech-savvy Brings creative thinking to their work Ideally has previous experience in the health sector, strategy consulting or corporate finance. This is a plus but is not required The internship is based in the Paris office. The start date is 1st March 2026. #LI-HB1 What we offer Flexible work organization Friendly and informal working environment Opportunity to work with an international team with high technical and scientific backgrounds Recruitment Process & Security Please complete the form and submit your CV. Owkin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status or on the basis of disability. Owkin is a great place to work. As a coveted workplace we are, unfortunately, vulnerable to recruitment phishing scams. We urge all job seekers and candidates to be wary of potential scams. Most of these have individuals posing as representatives of prominent companies, including Owkin, with the aim of obtaining personal, sensitive, or financial information from applicants. These scams prey upon an individual’s desire to obtain a job and can sometimes “feel” like a genuine recruitment process. Some red flags are identified below. Should you encounter a recruitment process that claims to be for Owkin but is not consistent with the below, please do not provide any personal or financial information: Legitimate Owkin recruitment processes include communication with candidates through recognized professional networks, such as LinkedIn. Communication is always through an official Owkin email address (from the @owkin.com domain), over the phone or through our applicant tracking system (Greenhouse). The Owkin talent team do use platforms such as LinkedIn and Job Teaser, however if you have any concern or doubt about this contact, please ask for them to send an email from @Owkin.com. The Owkin talent team will not solicit personal data from candidates during the application phase including, but not limited to, date of birth, social security numbers, or bank account information; Legitimate Owkin interviews may be conducted over the phone, in person, or via an approved enterprise videoconferencing service (Google Meets). They will not occur via Signal, Telegram or Messenger Owkin offers of employment are based on merit and only extended once a candidate has interviewed with members of the talent and hiring team. Offers will be extended both verbally and in written format. If you think that you have been a victim of fraud, Check the identity of the talent team on LinkedIn Check our senior team on our website https://owkin.com/team/ Check the existence of the position on our website: https://www.owkin.com/careers#current-opportunities Notify Owkin's recruitment unit at this address hiring@owkin.com contact the following authorities: [FR] https://internet-signalement.gouv.fr/ [UK] https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/reporting-fraud-and-cyber-crime [US] https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/

Responsibilities

As a Corporate Development & Strategy Intern, you will support key strategic initiatives related to multimodal data access, AI software, and clinical development. You will conduct research, maintain a knowledge base, and coordinate workstreams with other business units.