Role Summary

• Responsibilities: You will have the opportunity to identify and work on a project exploring and tackling a health-related issue relevant to your community; this may involve performing systematic searches of medical literature, assimilating clinical and cost-effectiveness evidence, and analysing and creatively presenting data in a variety of formats
• Salary: A monthly stipend of £2,150
• Benefits: Paid Annual Leave, Access to Employee Assistance Programmes and more
• Role Type: Full-time, temporary internship
• Start Date: We are offering start dates throughout July, August, September and October 2025 
• Location: This role is available in our Cambridge office

An Opportunity for University of Cambridge Students from Low-or Middle-Income Countries

Costello Medical provides scientific support to the healthcare industry in the analysis, interpretation and communication of clinical and health economic data. Through both commercial and charitable projects, we are dedicated to the improvement of health and healthcare globally.

Our Global Health Internship offers Master’s students from low- or middle-income countries the opportunity to gain skills in evidence-based medicine by working on a healthcare problem which is relevant to their community.

About the Role

This unique role offers you the opportunity to work collaboratively with us to design and conduct a global health-related project relevant to your community. We welcome project proposals relating to any of our service offerings, but examples of projects include:

• Conducting a systematic literature review to assess the effect of bereavement care for parents after stillbirth in Ghana
• Developing an educational toolkit to improve the management of newborn infections in low- and middle-income countries
• Assessing the cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer screening in Kenya

We will share our skills and knowledge in evidence-based medicine, research design, and medical communication. You will also have the opportunity to learn a range of technical skills relevant to your specific project approach.

This internship is full-time and around 11 weeks in duration, depending on your availability and right to work in the UK. We are currently offering start dates of 7th July, 4th August, 8th September or 6th October 2025, and you will be asked to state your availability on your application form. This role will be based in our Cambridge office. You can learn more about our Cambridge office here: https://www.costellomedical.com/careers/locations/ 

About You

The successful candidate should:

• Be a national of a low- or middle-income country, working or studying in a health-related profession. This could include early-career health practitioners, health-related charity or NGO workers, health researchers or other health professionals
• Have recently completed a Master’s degree at the University of Cambridge
• Have an idea for a global health-related project which they would like to work on, including a well-considered project approach
• Be educated in a health or science-related subject
• Be fluent in written and spoken English and have good numeracy skills
• Be able to prioritise own tasks and workload
• Have a “can do” approach, and initiative, positivity and creativity
• Be able to work in a team and with an excellent level of productivity
• Have permission to work in the UK by the proposed start date and for the duration of the internship
• Have a developed project plan to tackle during their internship. The candidate will be required to explain:
• Why they think their project topic is important
• Their proposed project approach
• What their project will produce at the end of the internship, for example, a manuscript, policy paper, newspaper article, educational leaflet, economic model
• The anticipated implications of their project for their community after the internship

It should be noted that the internship is not intended as a means to gain experience at a UK company with a view to gaining full-time employment at Costello Medical and it will not be possible to apply for a permanent position thereafter.

What We Offer

• A stipend of £2,150 per month for the duration of the internship
• Full technical support with the project and mentorship from a line manager
• Further opportunities for cultural exchange, such as giving presentations to those at Costello Medical and full integration into company life i.e. 2-week induction training sessions, attendance at company social events
• Paid Annual Leave
• Access to Employee Assistance Programmes

The Recruitment Process

The deadline for applications is Monday 21st April 2025.

After applications have closed, you will be provided with an update on your application. If successful, you will be invited to the next round of the recruitment process which will consist of a telephone interview with a member of our Global Health Internship team. The final round of the recruitment process will require you to prepare a short presentation based on your project proposal, followed by an interview with the team. Interviews will be arranged according to your availability and will take place from the week commencing 2nd June 2025.

How to Apply

You will need to upload your CV, along with a cover letter explaining why you are interested in this opportunity and how you fulfil the requirements outlined above. You should also include a proposal of the specific project that you would like to work on during your internship and answer some questions about your project using our online application form.

For more information:

Please visit our website www.costellomedical.com/careers or contact Claudia Casciano (People Team Administrator) at recruitment@costellomedical.com.