Corporate Communications Intern

G&A Corporate Communications        ·        Boston, MA       ·       Internship

About Pear Therapeutics:

Pear Therapeutics (US), Inc. is the leader in prescription digital therapeutics. We aim to redefine medicine by discovering, developing, and delivering clinically validated software-based therapeutics to provide better outcomes for patients, smarter engagement and tracking tools for clinicians, and cost-effective solutions for payers. Pear has a pipeline of products and product candidates across therapeutic areas, including severe psychiatric and neurological conditions. Our first product, reSET®, treats substance use disorder and was the first prescription digital therapeutic to receive marketing authorization from the FDA to treat disease. Pear’s second product, reSET-O®, for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, received marketing clearance from the FDA in December 2018. Pear’s third PDT, Somryst®, is the first FDA-authorized prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) for patients with chronic insomnia and the first product submitted through FDA’s traditional 510(k) pathway while simultaneously reviewed through FDA’s Software Precertification Pilot Program. For more information, visit us at www.peartherapeutics.com.

Position Summary:  

Pear has an exciting internship opportunity for someone working towards a Bachelor’s in communications or journalism to join our team during the summer for academic credit. 

We are looking for a Corporate Communications Intern, reporting into the Senior Director, Corporate Communications, who can contribute and grow their public relations skills within Pear’s Corporate Communications Department. 

As a Corporate Communications intern, you will be part of a collaborative corporate communications team in a fast-paced and growing company.  You will attend regular department meetings, have access to a wide range of experiences under the mentorship of the Senior Director, Corporate Communications, and other leaders in the organization. You will have exposure to projects of diverse scope which will broaden your understanding of internal and external communications.

The position is an ideal opportunity to develop public relations skills in a growing company and relate academic knowledge with what occurs in a real-world environment while working alongside our, Senior Director, Corporate Communications and Corporate Communications & Government Relations Associate.

Apply what you are learning at school and be part of a growing company pioneering a new class of software-based therapeutics with the vision to advance healthcare and address a growing unmet need for the treatment of diseases, including addiction and insomnia.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Support the development of corporate communications content across various internal and external communications channels
• Provide assistance with different internal and external events
• Help identify stories to tell across traditional and social media
• Support Communications projects and ad hoc requests.
• Work collaboratively with agency and coordinate cross-functionally across the organization.

Qualifications:

• Pursuing a degree in communications, journalism, or a related field
• creative, resourceful, integrative thinker
• Interest in tech and healthcare industries.
• Interest and comfort in working with cross-functional internal stakeholders.
• Interest in writing, media research, social media
• This is an academic credit internship opportunity and is not a paid internship. We will require your College or University provide documentation that this will be for academic credit. 
• You must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to your start date and must remain fully vaccinated throughout employment, including receipt of booster doses as recommended by federal, state, and/or local health authorities unless an accommodation is granted for infection-acquired immunity, medical or religious reasons in accordance with applicable law.

Hours: 20 hours/week for academic credit 

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Pear Therapeutics is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, ancestry, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, genetic information, qualified physical or mental disability or handicap, medical condition, qualified military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Pear Therapeutics also follows all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.

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