2026 Summer Intern - Commercial Sales Training
US
For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
Job Summary
As a Commercial Sales Training Intern, you will play a key role in supporting the development, organization, and delivery of training and communication materials for the commercial organization. Your primary responsibility will be transforming existing training content into engaging, interactive learning experiences that help upskill the sales team and support new product introductions. You will also assist in evaluating and reorganizing our intranet site to improve navigation, structure, and content accessibility.
In addition, you will contribute to our communication efforts by drafting weekly news posts and preparing internal newsletters distributed to the commercial team. This internship is ideal for someone who is creative, organized, and eager to learn, with strong attention to detail and an interest in instructional design, digital content creation, or commercial training.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Convert existing training materials into interactive, engaging e-learning modules using designated course-authoring tools.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) to clarify content, ensure accuracy, and enhance the instructional design of training materials.
• Assist in reviewing, cataloging, and restructuring the Commercial Training intranet site to improve usability, navigation, and content organization.
• Support the redesign of intranet pages, libraries, and structure using best practices for user experience and content management.
• Draft, edit, and publish weekly internal news posts to keep the sales organization informed of key updates and announcements.
• Prepare and distribute routine newsletters summarizing new training materials, product updates, and other commercial communications.
• Perform content audits, identify gaps or outdated materials, and recommend improvements.
• Participate in team meetings, contribute to brainstorming sessions, and assist with special projects as needed.
Job Qualifications
• Education: rising junior or senior in Education, Learning & Development, Sales, Marketing, Communications or related field
• Capable of working with a minimum of supervision remotely, able to handle multiple tasks, and effectively prioritize based on departmental goals. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in the use of standard office computer applications (word processing, presentations, email)
• Organizational skills and attention to detail required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This is a remote position, and the candidate is expected to have appropriate accommodations to work remotely and meet the expectations listed in duties and responsibilities.
COMMENTS:
Due to the global nature of our client base, occasionally working off hours and being flexible to team meetings in other time zones will be necessary.
The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $22.00 per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without a sponsor visa.
About Corporate Functions
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
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