Pharma US Commercial SCM Intern - Summer Capstone

Daiichi Sankyo; Basking Ridge (NJ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is seeking a US Commercial Supply Chain Intern for Summer 2027 based in New Jersey.

The intern will spend roughly half time on an outside-in research capstone delivering tangible value back to the organization, and the balance embedded with the supply chain teams—learning end-to-end operations, sitting in on the work, and building real business context. The capstone will be finalized closer to start date to reflect current priorities and evolving technology.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited university.
• Field of study in supply chain, business, industrial engineering, data/analytics, or a related discipline.
• Strong research, critical-thinking, and written/verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured research using publicly available sources on topics such as supply-chain best practices, risk sensing, control-tower models, and emerging AI/digital use cases, and translate findings into clear recommendations.
• Benchmark how leading pharmaceutical and life-sciences companies approach a defined challenge and summarize implications for DSI.
• Partner and rotate across USSCM teams (e.g., planning, distribution, CMO/technical operations, analytics) to learn how a pharma supply chain operates end to end.
• Observe and document CoE and supply chain workflows, building understanding of processes, systems, and cross-functional handoffs.
• Synthesize work into concise deliverables and present a final capstone at the Tech Unit Internship Achievement Presentation.
• What You'll Learn
• How product moves from manufacturing through distribution to patients, and the planning, quality, and compliance controls along the way.
• How a Center of Excellence drives process improvement, analytics, and digital/AI enablement across a large organization.
• How cross-functional supply chain teams collaborate to solve real operational challenges.

Skills

Research skills

Critical thinking

Written comms

Self-motivation

MS Office

Education

Undergraduate or graduate student

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is seeking a US Commercial Supply Chain Intern for Summer 2027 based in New Jersey.

The intern will spend roughly half time on an outside-in research capstone delivering tangible value back to the organization, and the balance embedded with the supply chain teams—learning end-to-end operations, sitting in on the work, and building real business context. The capstone will be finalized closer to start date to reflect current priorities and evolving technology.