Biotech Business Development Internship
Business Development Internship – Pledge Therapeutics
Location: Greater Boston, MA
Type: Paid Internship with strong potential for Full-Time Conversion
Start Date: Flexible (Immediate Opening)
Pledge Therapeutics, a rapidly growing biotech platform company, is seeking an MBA-level Business Development Fellow to join our team during a period of major inflection and expansion. Backed by $45 million from leading investors, with 100+ years of Pharma experience across the core team and successful exits, Pledge is building transformative solutions for high-unmet-need infectious diseases in transplant patients and the immune oncology domains. Our portfolio includes Orthogon Therapeutics and Conformation-X, two cutting-edge ventures advancing breakthrough science toward first-in-class medicines.
Why This Role Is Unique
- Startup environment: Highly entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and hands-on. You will work directly with the senior leadership and scientists.
- Investor-facing exposure: You will take part in high-level meetings with venture capital, strategic pharma, and institutional investors.
- Real BD experience: Engage in investor communications, pharma partnering discussions, competitive intelligence, market landscaping, and valuation modeling.
- Translational opportunity: You will directly shape the strategy for multiple therapeutic programs approaching IND-enabling stages.
- Career acceleration: This is a paid MBA internship with a strong pathway to a full-time Business Development role for outstanding performers.
What You Will Do
- Interface directly with scientific teams to translate complex data into actionable BD narratives.
- Support developing material for outreach to investors, pharma partners
- Scouting collaboration opportunities and preparing partnering materials.
- Develop competitive landscapes and market analyses.
- Assist in preparing investor communications, including pitch decks, diligence materials, marketing materials, and milestone updates.
- Work closely with executive leadership on valuation models, business cases, and deal structures, BD, and corporate development.
What We’re Looking For
- Current MBA candidates or recent graduates.
- Strong interest in biotech, pharma strategy, or venture creation.
- Excellent communication skills — able to translate scientific/technical concepts for investors, pharma, and nontechnical audiences.
- Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup with minimal layers.
- Prior experience in consulting (private equity), VC, BD, or healthcare/biotech is a plus but not required.
Why Join Pledge Now?
Pledge Therapeutics is emerging as a category-defining company in infectious/immunocompromised disease therapeutics, with significant inbound interest from mid-size and large pharmaceutical companies, key opinion leaders, and institutional investors. Joining now places you at the center of a rapidly expanding organization with genuine opportunity for ownership, visibility, and impact.
To Apply
Please send your resume, a brief statement of interest, and any relevant work samples to:
Mrs. Maria Martin