Medical Affairs Internship

Salary Range: $17 - $25 per hour

Open to remote candidates.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between $17 - $25 per hour; however, the base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills and experience.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other payment or compensation program) at any time, including reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Scilex Holding Company’s pay range data is provided in accordance with local state pay transparency regulations. Scilex Holding Company may post different minimum wage ranges for permanent residency petitions pursuant to US Department of Labor requirements.

Scilex Holding Company is committed to equal employment opportunities, and a workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for qualified individuals of all backgrounds.

About Scilex

SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY (Nasdaq: SCLX, “Scilex”), is an innovative revenue-generating company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain. We are uncompromising in our focus to become the global pain management leader committed to social, environmental, economic, and ethical principles to responsibly develop pharmaceutical products to maximize quality of life.

The company’s lead product ZTlido® (lidocaine topical system) 1.8%, is a marketed prescription lidocaine topical product approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the relief of pain associated with Post-Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN), which is a form of post-shingles nerve pain. ZTlido® possesses novel delivery and adhesion technology designed to address many of the limitations of current prescription lidocaine patches by providing significantly improved adhesion and continuous pain relief throughout the 12-hour administration period. Click here for ZTLido’s Important Safety Information and US Prescribing Information.

We have acquired two FDA approved non-opioid pain products, GLOPERBA and ELYXYBTM, for the treatment of gout in adults and oral solution for the acute treatment of migraine, with or without aura, in adults. We launched ELYXYBTM in the U.S. in April 2023 and are planning to commercialize GLOPERBA in 2024.

Our three product candidates are (i) SP-102 (10 mg, dexamethasone sodium phosphate viscous gel) (“SEMDEXATM”), a Phase 3, novel, viscous gel formulation of a widely used corticosteroid for epidural injections to treat lumbosacral radicular pain, or sciatica and has received Fast Track Status from the FDA. Currently there is no FDA approved non-opioid epidural injection to treat lumbosacral radicular pain, or sciatica; (ii) SP-103 (lidocaine topical system) 5.4%, (“SP-103”), a Phase 2, next-generation, triple-strength formulation of ZTlido, for the treatment of low back pain (“LBP”) and has received Fast Track Status from the FDA; and (iii) SP-104 (4.5 mg, low-dose naltrexone hydrochloride delayed-release capsules) (“SP-104”), a novel low-dose delayed-release naltrexone hydrochloride being developed for the treatment of fibromyalgia. If these product candidates are approved by the FDA, we believe each of them could become the treatment option for their respective indications in the United States.

SCILEX is committed to harnessing the power of revolutionary delivery technologies designed to safely and effectively provide therapies to those who need them the most. Scilex Pharmaceuticals and Semnur Pharmaceuticals are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Scilex Holding Company.

If you’re a high-energy, compassionate, and collaborative individual with a strong desire to make a difference in patient’s lives, we encourage you to consider joining the Scilex Holding team!

Roles and Responsibilities:

This internship is designed to introduce students to the role of Medical Affairs in a biopharma industry setting. The primary goal is to provide students with the experience of a role in Medical Affairs, specifically by conducting comprehensive literature reviews on disease state management and treatment options, associated patient outcomes, health economics and outcomes research, and health-related quality of life measures through patient reported outcomes

This will be an eight to twelve-week summer internship focusing primarily on the Medical Affairs team. The student will spend time with the Medical Science Liaison for direct field facing exposure. The student will also have limited exposure to cross functional departments including Clinical Development, Marketing and Market Access, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory and Development, and various commercial facing field roles. This diverse exposure will allow students to have a thorough understanding of a future role in Medical Affairs, specifically through alignment of projects with strategic company goals in mind.

• Shadow Medical Science Liaisons during key opinion leader engagements and provide support as needed.
• Support key opinion leader mapping and engagement planning
• Conduct comprehensive literature searches to include appropriate publication selection, evaluation, and data summation.
• Attend and participate in meetings associated with the development of Medical Affairs planning for marketed and pipeline products.
• Support development of medical information materials for Call Center and field medical personnel.
• Assist in data analyses, data capture, and metric reporting when necessary.
• Participate in development of scientific booth materials for regional and/or national congresses.
• Work with team on the development of training materials.
• Provide project management support for ongoing projects, including planning, team communication, minuting of key meetings and process management.
• Conduct longitudinal project through the course of the internship to be determined by student interest along with team goals.
• Prepare a final presentation to provide an overview of assigned projects, key achievements, lessons learned, and suggestions to optimize the internship program in the future.
• Understand and comply with all standard operating procedures and policies applicable.

Qualifications and education requirements:

• Key skills candidate must possess include communication skills, ability to collaborate and work well in a team
• environment, critical thinking skills, ability to problem solve, time management to appropriately balance tasks
• with deadlines.
• Candidate must currently be enrolled in an undergraduate program or have completed at least in senior year
• with a major in pharmacy, nursing, medicine, or related scientific discipline.
• Candidate must have a 3.0 GPA or better.
• Candidate must provide 2 letters of recommendation.
• Candidate will be asked for written authorization prior to commencement of background check. Must be
• authorized to work in USA.