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Workplace Experience intern

Owkin

Owkin

Paris, France
Posted on Oct 22, 2024

About us

Owkin is an AI biotechnology company that uses AI to find the right treatment for every patient. We combine the best of human and artificial intelligence to answer the research questions shared by biopharma and academic researchers. By closing the translational gap between complex biology and new treatments, we bring new diagnostics and drugs to patients sooner.

Owkin has raised over $300 million and became a unicorn through investments from leading biopharma companies (Sanofi and BMS) and venture funds (Fidelity, GV and BPI, among others).

Owkin is seeking the best and brightest to join our fast-growing and dynamic team.

About the role:

The Workplace Experience intern has the opportunity to join a fast-paced company and help the Culture team on their day to day tasks. This internship offers exposure to event planning, office management, and culture-building activities while developing organizational and creative skills.

As an Workplace Experience intern, you will be at the heart of day to day life of the Owkin Paris office, helping on the execution of all office projects (Paris, Nantes, London, Boston, NYC and employees working remotely), internal events, recurrent events, thematic events. You will be reporting to the Director of Culture and Workplace Experience and work directly with her.

In particular, you will:

Event Coordination Support:

    • Assist in the planning and execution of recurrent and team-specific events. (weekly breakfast in different localisation, birthday breakfast, workshop support , lunch and afterwork set-up etc)
    • Help with logistics such as catering arrangements, and managing event schedules.
    • Provide hands-on onsite support during events, ensuring set-up and smooth operations.
    • Ensure that all materials and equipment are available and properly arranged during events.

Office and Administrative Support:

    • Ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the office (make sure office is tidy and organized)
    • Ordering and organizing recurring orders such as office supplies, F&B orders
    • Resolve office-related malfunctions and respond to requests or issues
    • Help maintain event calendars and schedules for the Culture and Events team.
    • Organize and manage documentation ensure all our policies and process are up to date
    • Assist in preparing reports and presentations related to culture initiatives and events using our Data Dashboard
    • On/offboarding support of employee (set welcome kit bags, shipment support)

Team Collaboration:

    • Work closely with the office manager and Events Manager to ensure seamless communication and coordination.
    • Liaise with different departments (HR, Finances, Marketing etc) to gather information or feedback needed for office and event planning or culture initiatives.

Vendor & Partner Coordination:

    • Assist in communicating with external vendors, such as caterers, event venues, and office suppliers.
    • Track and follow up on vendor quotes, payments, and deliveries.
    • Perform receptionist duties when needed
    • Collaborate with the receptionist, send guest list and specific request

Creative Culture Initiatives Assistance:

    • Support in implementing internal creative culture-building programs across different offices.
    • Assist in the promotion and communication of cultural initiatives to employees.
    • Assist in brainstorming ideas for themed events, team activities, and new culture initiatives.
    • Support in creating visuals, presentations, or other creative materials for events and culture programs.

Data Tracking:

    • Help to maintain an updated and accurate data dashboard.
    • Assist in analyzing Cultural data

Internal Communication:

    • Draft and distribute internal communications such as event announcements, office announcements, reminders, and follow-ups.

Position is based in our Paris office.

About you

  • You are highly motivated to help a team achieve their missions and objectives
  • You have a high sense of service and solution oriented
  • You are dynamic and able to juggle multiple work streams
  • You have excellent interpersonal skills, good listening skills, customer orientation (internal and external), high level of ethics, curiosity and willingness to learn
  • You are fun to work with, honest and transparent, excited to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • You are able to work in an international context
  • You are an excellent communicator, with a good level of English

Owkin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status or on the basis of disability.

Please submit your CV in English

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What we offer

  • Flexible work organization
  • Friendly and informal working environment
  • Opportunity to work with an international team with high technical and scientific backgrounds

Recruitment Process & Security

  • Please complete the form and submit your CV.
  • Owkin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status or on the basis of disability.
  • Owkin is a great place to work. Unfortunately, being a coveted workplace means we are vulnerable to recruitment phishing scams. We urge all job seekers and candidates to be wary of potential scams. Most of these have individuals posing as representatives of prominent companies, including Owkin, with the aim of obtaining personal, sensitive, or financial information from applicants. These scams prey upon an individual’s desire to obtain a job and can sometimes “feel” like a genuine recruitment process. Some red flags are identified below. Should you encounter a recruitment process that claims to be for Owkin but is not consistent with the below, please do not provide any personal or financial information:
  • Legitimate Owkin recruitment processes include communication with candidates through recognized professional networks, such as LinkedIn.
  • Communication is always through an official Owkin email address (from the @owkin.com domain), over the phone or though our applicant tracking system (Greenhouse).
  • The Owkin talent team do use platforms such as LinkedIn and Job Teaser, however if you have any concern or doubt about this contact, please ask for them to send an email from @Owkin.com.
  • The Owkin talent team will not solicit personal data from candidates during the application phase including, but not limited to, date of birth, social security numbers, or bank account information;
  • Legitimate Owkin interviews may be conducted over the phone, in person, or via an approved enterprise videoconferencing service (Google Meets). They will not occur via Signal, Telegram or Messenger
  • Owkin offers of employment are based on merit and only extended once a candidate has interviewed with members of the talent and hiring team. Offers will be extended both verbally and in written format.

If you think that you have been a victim of fraud,