Albert B Sabin Vaccine Institute Inc - Intern, Global Immunization

Albert B Sabin Vaccine Institute Inc

Reports to: Manager, Program Strategy

Location: Fully remote work, U.S. only in the following states: AR, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NH, NY, NJ, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI

Why Sabin

Our mission is to make vaccines more accessible, enable innovation and expand immunization across the globe. We seek a future free from vaccine-preventable diseases. We are an innovative, collaborative, and engaged team that values accountability, teamwork, partnership and driving impact. We are vaccine champions improving lives through immunization. Sabin staff, management and the Board of Trustees are committed to ensuring that fairness, integrity, and opportunity remain at the core of how we operate.

Position Summary

The Summer Intern will support the operations of the Global Immunization President’s Office, with a focus on strategic communications and analyses. Working with the Manager, Program Strategy, the intern will assist in developing and organizing strategic materials for GI, including briefings, presentations, and reports that support leadership engagement. The intern will also provide operational support to the President’s Office, including ensuring timely follow-up on key priorities. This role contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the office by strengthening information flow, supporting cross-functional coordination, and enabling the team to focus on strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and refinement of Global Immunization (GI) strategic communications materials, including fact sheets, briefing documents, and presentations
• Assist in creating slide decks for internal and external audiences, aligned with organizational messaging
• Conduct literature reviews and analyze key topics to inform the President’s priorities, including summarizing insights and developing concise briefing notes and talking points
• Work with the Manager, Program Strategy to draft, edit, and update content for strategic documents and communications materials
• Tracks input, feedback, and revisions from stakeholders to support timely completion of deliverables
• Organize and maintain materials and resources for easy access by the President’s Office
• Provide support for leadership presentations by compiling data, visuals, and summaries

• Currently enrolled college undergraduate or graduate student (in public health, global health or development, medicine or a related field)
• Interest in public health, life sciences, vaccine science or a related field
• Interest in governance, strategy development, and analyses
• Excellent communications skills (listening, writing, speaking)
• Proficient in core Microsoft 365 applications, video conferencing (i.e., Zoom or Teams), Adobe Acrobat and conducting internet searches
• Close attention to detail, ability to manage complex tasks, highly organized, flexible, and able to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Analytical skills
• Available to work between 15-20 hours per week during the Summer Semester

Sabin’s philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased, equitable, competitive compensation and benefits. The internship positions are paid the District of Columbia’s current minimum wage of $17.95 hourly.

Sabin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability or genetic information, sex (including gender identity, pregnancy or sexual orientation), marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.