Life Sciences Project Coordinator Intern

Indiana Biosciences Research Institute; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Indiana Biosciences Research Institute is offering a summer internship focused on project coordination, operations, research administration, and strategy. You will help teams stay organized, track progress, and move projects forward during the May–August program.

Responsibilities include creating timelines, agendas, meeting notes, and trackers, supporting cross-functional coordination, and preparing status updates and dashboards.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in or recently graduated from an undergraduate or graduate program in project management, business, operations, life sciences, public health, communications, or a related field.
• Interest in project coordination, operations, research administration, strategy, or nonprofit management.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to track details, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with project management tools is preferred.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Commitment to the full duration of the internship.

Responsibilities

• Help create timelines, agendas, meeting notes, and action item trackers.
• Support coordination across research, operations, finance, grants, and partner teams.
• Prepare simple status updates, dashboards, and summaries.
• Track deadlines, risks, and follow-up items.
• Organize project files and shared resources.

Skills

Project coordination

Operations

Research administration

Strategy

Education

Undergraduate or graduate program in project management, business, operations, life sciences, public health, communications

Tools

MS Office

Project management tools

Job description

Indiana Biosciences Research Institute is offering a summer internship focused on project coordination, operations, research administration, and strategy. You will help teams stay organized, track progress, and move projects forward during the May–August program.

Responsibilities include creating timelines, agendas, meeting notes, and trackers, supporting cross-functional coordination, and preparing status updates and dashboards.