AskBio Inc., a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, is a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines and changing lives. The company maintains a portfolio of clinical programs across a range of neuromuscular, central nervous system, cardiovascular, and metabolic disease indications with a clinical-stage pipeline that includes investigational therapeutics for congestive heart failure, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, multiple system atrophy, Parkinson’s disease, and Pompe disease. AskBio’s gene therapy platform includes Pro10™, an industry-leading proprietary cell line manufacturing process, and an extensive array of capsids and promoters. With global headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and European headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland, the company has generated hundreds of proprietary capsids and promoters, several of which have entered pre-clinical and clinical testing.

Our vision: Pioneering science to create transformative molecular medicines.

Our mission: Lead innovative science and drive clinical outcomes to transform people's lives.

Our principles:

• Advance innovative science by pushing boundaries. 

• Bring transformative therapeutics to patients in need.  

• Provide an environment for employees to reach their fullest potential.  

Our values:

• Be a Pioneer. We are not afraid of the impossible and to innovate to make gene therapies accessible to those in need.

• Cultivate Collaboration. Strive to be the best teammate, actively listen, openly communicate, and embrace diverse points of view.

• Embrace Responsibility. We are humbled by the enormity of our mission.  We hold a relentless commitment to advance science and clinical outcomes for our patients, families, and caregivers.

• Raise the Bar. Continuously drive improvements and efficiencies. Seek and provide constructive feedback. Have a bias for learning and action.

• Act with Uncompromising Integrity. Be honest, transparent, and committed to doing what’s right in every situation. Make clear commitments and follow through.

Position Summary

Working as part of the AI Readiness Intern Team, this intern will support the business process dimension of AI Use Case readiness—capturing current‑state workflows, clarifying roles/governance, identifying bottlenecks, and co‑designing future‑state processes that enable adoption and measurable value.  The intern will collaborate with AI champions in R&D, Clinical, Technical Operations, and Corporate functions. The program culminates in a final presentation on accelerating AI Use Case readiness: Business Process.

This intern is office-based in RTP, NC and will report to the Director, AI Automation and Integration.

Job Responsibilities

• Support stakeholder interviews and requirements gathering for priority use cases

• Learn to document processes using BPMN or swimlane diagrams, capturing pain points and controls

• Review governance needs (data, model, validation, change control) and propose pragmatic approaches

• Partner with business owners to define adoption success criteria and measurable outcomes

• Observe end‑to‑end handoffs impacting AI delivery (e.g., data prep, validation, deployment, feedback loops

• Review and refine operating procedures, playbooks, and RACI matrices

• Participate in pilot planning and readiness sprints; track impediments and risks

• Assist with creating stakeholder communications and simple intake/triage processes

• Maintain project artifacts and status updates; ensure clarity and traceability

• Communicate recommendations with concise narratives linking process changes to business value

• Present a final readout with a prioritized roadmap for process improvements

Minimum Requirements

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems (MIS), Business Administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field

• Must be at least a Junior in university at the time of application

• Required skills: process mapping, analytical thinking, stakeholder communication, structured documentation

• Required systems experience: familiarity with productivity/project tools (e.g., Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint, Jira/Smartsheet)

• Strong sense of accountability; ability to prioritize multiple tasks

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

• Flexible and willing to support a variety of tasks for the AI Hub team

• Proactive, solution‑driven mindset; comfort working cross‑functionally

• Available to work full‑time at the office during the summer months (May–August)

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills

• Prior internship, project, or research involving business process analysis or analytics

• Exposure to process models/modeling techniques and tools

• Familiarity with life‑sciences/health data concepts (e.g., assay data, clinical trial data standards)

• Experience building dashboards with stakeholder‑friendly storytelling

AskBio Inc. (AskBio) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected status prohibited under Federal, State or local laws. All employment decisions are based on valid job‐related requirements. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening by calling us at (919) 561-6210 or sending us an email at [email protected].

Agencies:  Please do not contact any employee at AskBio about this requisition.  Any resume submitted by a recruitment agency to any employee at AskBio, through any medium, will be deemed the sole property of AskBio unless the agency was engaged by AskBio Talent Acquisition team to recruit for that position.  All agencies must have a prior executed service agreement with AskBio prior to any search engagement.  If a candidate who was submitted outside of the AskBio agency process is hired by AskBio, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid to the agency.