Medical Affairs Intern Review
at Boehringer Ingelheim
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical
Bracknell
Review Submitted: December 2025
Overall Rating
4.6 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
As a Medical Affairs Intern I am involved with Medical Information and communications (Answering questions from doctors, pharmacists, and patients about BI's products. And preparing materials to support/ improve Doctors understanding of BI's products), Cardio Renal and Metabolic Medical team activities (preparing materials and supporting BI's involvement with external stakeholders), and other medical processes (patient relevant processes).
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, in this role I am often communicating with doctors, pharmacists and patients, which shows the trust that BI has put in me. Further I have been heavily involved with/ lead on several projects that impact the day to day running of BI.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt so many new skills, including communication skills, product knowledge, using complex computer programs, project management, an understanding of industry.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I was very impressed and very thankful for the very smooth onboarding process and the level of training we were provided. There is training for everything you might ever need to know, and anything you might be interested in. There is also a huge number of resources for you to continue your learning throughout your time at BI.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
I have been very impressed with the atmosphere at BI, everyone is so nice and genuinely wants to get to know us, help us and involve us in everything. | have never felt that as interns we were 'lesser' than other employees and there I have never been made to feel that my questions were silly. I also get the impression that BI has a very different company culture than other pharmaceutical companies, which is why so many people here for a long time.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I also wanted to mention that in this role (partially because of the company culture) there is huge scope to get involved with other departments/ other teams, we are encouraged to meet as many people as possible and learn whatever we are most interested in. I have been able to shape this placement to my interests and skills so that it best supports my development.
Overall, I have had such a good time at BI and I would absolutely recommend other students to apply for placements here.
Overall, I have had such a good time at BI and I would absolutely recommend other students to apply for placements here.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Boehringer Ingelheim to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Boehringer Ingelheim
Consider as many roles as possible, some of the 'supporting function' roles actually sit within medicine and are quite medical. So bioscience students shouldn't feel limited. Also, look up the therapy areas on both the UK and global websites to understand what products/ therapy areas we have. And pay attention to the company culture/ behaviors information as you will feel this day to day.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Boehringer Ingelheim
3/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
