The Intern, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Analyst, supports Global S&OP strategy, analyzes data across relevant functions to uncover insights that inform strategy, and promotes continuous process improvement initiatives. This role collaborates with the S&OP team to translate commercial objectives as they relate to forecasted patient sample volume into executable operations plans and schedules across global testing sites. This position utilizes business data/intelligence to build scenario models and enables decision-making for capacity trade-offs and investment decisions. The outcome of this internship is to gain experience translating business data into tangible, operational decisions. 

The FMI Internship Program is offered to students currently registered in a degree program. It is a 10-12 week summer commitment, Full Time, 40 hours/week. Interns will gain a greater understanding of FMI through challenging project-based work, Lunch & Learns with company executives, and the chance to connect with all employees by attending many other company-wide events.

Foundation Medicine is unable to consider candidates that will require visa sponsorship now, or in the future, for this specific role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand the overall concept behind FMI and contribute to internal business processes, specifically related to S&OP.
• Collaborate with Business Units (Commercial, Biopharma, R&D, Finance, Development Operations, etc.) to aggregate patient sample and other assay testing demand. Learn how these Business Units contribute to the overall sales and operational plan.
• Analyze relevant Business Unit data, perform data modeling, uncover key insights, and communicate these insights through Business Intelligence software to inform Operations strategy.
• Build scenario plans, perform risk analysis and recommend contingency plans related to operational needs across the Global network.
• Support Supply Chain and inform the inventory planning team on needs across all testing sites.
• Present Operations planning and analysis to a larger, cross-functional audience. 
• Support improvement initiatives that impact multiple areas to stabilize and then improve the planning process using Operational Excellence methodologies.
• Support cross functional team initiatives for new and any upgraded business processes and system implementations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Graduate student enrolled in an accredited college or university pursuing a Master’s degree in Supply Chain, STEM, business, or analytics disciplines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with a visual analytics platform such as Microsoft Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience building analytical models, capacity models, or scenario models.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work in a laboratory environment in the presence of chemicals and reagents, while understanding HIPAA and cGCP regulations.
• Knowledge of basic Supply Chain concepts such as demand planning, inventory planning, logistics, and product distribution.
• Ability to communicate clearly, accurately, and directly, both verbally and in writing, to a widely varied audience.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and cross-functionally.
• Excellent problem-solving skills for developing creative solutions and meeting objectives.
• Professionalism with an attention to detail.
• Collaborative team player and ability to maintain focus in difficult situations.

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