AI Solutions & Automation Intern
AstraZeneca1 day ago
Mississauga, CanadaIntern
Responsibilities
- Map and document current and emerging business workflows, including manual steps, rework, maturity, challenges, and opportunities for AI-enabled improvement.
- Prioritize AI workflow use cases with stakeholders based on business value, feasibility, risk, scalability, and strategic alignment.
- Design and build workflow solutions, copilots, AI agents, automations, dashboards, and knowledge-management solutions using Microsoft tools.
- Develop prototypes, prompts, agent instructions, workflow logic, testing scripts, documentation, user guides, demos, and training materials.
- Test AI and automation outputs for accuracy, usability, compliance alignment, and fit for purpose in a regulated environment.
- Support adoption and change management through training, quick-start guides, office hours, and structured feedback collection.
- Track usage, adoption, feedback, and productivity impact to inform iteration, scaling, and future capability planning.
- Maintain documentation of requirements, assumptions, design decisions, governance considerations, and lessons learned.
- Explore AI-enabled improvements across business excellence, insights, planning, forecasting, learning, customer engagement, and decision support.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in or recently completed an undergraduate, graduate, or professional program in business, life sciences, health sciences, data analytics, computer science, engineering, digital innovation, or a related field.
- Strong interest in AI, workflow automation, digital transformation, commercial strategy, or healthcare innovation.
- Comfort learning new digital tools and translating business problems into structured workflow designs.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, communication, collaboration, and prioritization skills.
- High attention to detail and understanding of responsible AI use, data sensitivity, and compliance expectations in regulated environments.
- Experience with Microsoft 365, Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Automate, SharePoint, Teams, Excel, Power BI, or similar low-code/no-code platforms.
- Familiarity with process mapping, requirements gathering, user testing, dashboarding, or workflow documentation.
- Basic understanding of prompt engineering, AI agents, automation logic, or data visualization.
- Experience in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, consulting, commercialization, marketing, analytics, or customer engagement is an asset.
- Familiarity with generative AI platforms, retrieval-based knowledge systems, workflow automation, user-centric digital solutions, process improvement, or data-driven decision-support tools is desirable.
- Ability to create clear documentation, slide-ready summaries, and practical user-enablement materials.
Benefits
- 12-month contract internship.
- Hybrid work arrangement with face-to-face collaboration in the office 3 days per week in Toronto.
- Hands-on experience building and deploying AI-enabled workflow solutions in a global, regulated biopharmaceutical organization.
- Mentorship and collaboration with senior leaders in business excellence, commercial transformation, strategy, and innovation.
- Opportunity to develop skills in AI agents, automation, workflow design, digital product thinking, and change adoption.
- Fixed-term temporary positions are offered a Contract Benefits Program.
- AstraZeneca provides accommodation during recruitment and is committed to diversity, inclusion, and a workplace free from discrimination.
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About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes prescription medicines for patients and healthcare systems. Its portfolio spans oncology, cardiovascular, renal and metabolism, respiratory and immunology, and rare diseases (expanded by the 2021 acquisition of Alexion). Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Cambridge, UK, it is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, generating revenue primarily from drug sales and partnerships.