2024 Summer Internship - Supply Chain, Logistics

Kyowa Kirin is a fast growing global specialty pharmaceutical company that applies state-of-the-art biotechnologies to discover and deliver novel medicines in four areas of unmet need: oncology, nephrology, immunology and CNS/movement disorders. The North America organization includes two offices (in New Jersey and California) that focus on drug discovery, product development, and commercialization. Together, we work as a close-knit team to understand clinical needs and advance innovations that can have a profound impact on patient lives.

We are currently seeking a student Intern to join our team. As an intern, you will work closely with the Supply Chain Department, focused on Logistics. This position is a paid, temporary internship eligible to sophomores, juniors or seniors within a commutable distance of Princeton, NJ. This role is a hybrid role with some in-office time preferred. (will change based on job function)

Key Responsibilities:

Our Supply Chain Logistics Intern works on meaningful activities that provide opportunities for personal and professional development, while contributing to Kyowa Kirin NA’s distribution strategy through implementing industry best practices, driving competitively advantaged supply of materials and services, and optimizing distribution networks. Responsibilities may include:

• Develop Enhanced Vendor Performance Reporting employing Data Analytics
• Key Performance Indicator Process for On-Time-In Full (OTIF) Metric
• Temperature Excursion Trending
• Identify Logistics Best Practices Documentation Voids  
• Gap Analysis
• Best Practice/Work Instruction Creation  
• Conduct Freight Cost Analysis
• Outbound Courier Freight Charge by Partner by Lane by Provider
• Provide Visibility into the Cost to Deliver to Customer

Qualifications/Requirements:

• This position requires candidates to be a rising Sophomore, Junior or Senior interested in a career in Supply Chain Management
• Candidates are required to live within a commutable distance of Princeton, NJ
• Interns are required to be able to work from May 28th to August 9th
• This position requires a minimum GPA of 3.0
• The ability to work a hybrid schedule is required
• This position requires that candidates be able to work in the United States on a permanent and on-going basis without sponsorship

Why intern with us?

At Kyowa Kirin, we provide an excellent company culture with the ability to learn and grow. The projects on which you will participate represent real work, where you will have an opportunity to contribute to solving problems, creating processes, and experience daily life at a company that seeks to have a profound impact with all of our patients. We offer an environment that helps our employees succeed and reach their professional goals while gaining experience in the pharmaceutical industry. 

KKNA and all of its employees have an obligation to act in accordance with the law and with integrity in all our operations and interactions.

It is the policy of Kyowa Kirin North America, Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, religion, creed, color, pregnancy, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or affection preference or citizenship status or any other category protected by law.

When you apply to a job on this site, the personal data contained in your application will be collected and stored by Kyowa Kirin, Inc. (“Controller”), which is located at 510 Carnegie Center, Suite 600, Princeton, NJ  08540 and can be contacted by emailing [email protected]. Controller’s data protection officer can be contacted at [email protected]. Your personal data will be processed for the purposes of managing Controller’s recruitment related activities, which include setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating and assessing the results thereto, and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes. Such processing is legally permissible under Art. 6(1)(f) of General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) as necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, which are the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of applicants for employment. 

#LI-AK1