Costing Internship (United Kingdom)

Fortrea 2026 University Internship Program

Clinical Costing Department

Location: UK remote
Full-time 12-month
Start Date: July 2026

KICKSTART YOUR CAREER IN LIFE SCIENCES

At Fortrea we believe early talent is the heartbeat of innovation. Our Early Careers program is more than an internshipits a launchpad for your future.

As an Internyoull join a global team where curiosity motivation and fresh ideas are celebrated. Youll work on meaningful projects learn from experienced professionals and see firsthand how clinical research and healthcare innovation change lives.

We dont expect you to know it all. What matters most is your potential your drive to learn and your willingness to grow. With hands-on experience mentorship and structured development well help you build the skills and confidence to succeed.

Your journey to pioneering tomorrows breakthroughs starts here.

About the Team:

The Clinical Costing Team is part of the Enterprise Client Solutions function and is responsible for developing the clinical monitoring and resourcing strategy for all late-stage request for proposals from our clients. This team is responsible for ensuring that the budget solutions we provide to our clients are not only competitive but also operationally sound and feasible.

Internship Assignment Summary:

• Attend training sessions to learn the drug development process and how clinical research is planned conducted and reported.
• Familiarize yourself with the various tools and processes that the clinical costing team utilizes to develop the budgets for clinical studies.
• Support the team with special projects and analytics which get an opportunity to present to senior management for more informed decision making.
• Engage and learn with the senior team members by shadowing them in their daily activities and learn the strategy behind the operations of clinical research to enhance your knowledge and skills into this exciting domain.

Education/Qualifications/Skills:

• Working towards bachelors or masters degree in life sciences bio-medical pharmacy nursing medicine STEM or equivalent.
• Candidates should still be students enrolled into placement in their 2nd year taking a gap year for a 12 months internship as part of their Bachelors degrees.
• Has experience delivering projects in an academic setting.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate well with various stakeholders and internal/external colleagues.
• Embraces diverse and innovative ways of thinking through various forms of collaboration and partnership.
• Good analytical and informatics technology/ computing skills

To ensure a strong application we kindly ask that you submit your CV along with a cover letter detailing your motivations for pursuing a Costing internship with our team.

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

Work Environment:

• • Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.

  • Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.

Physical Requirements:

• • Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.

  • Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast simple repeated movements of the fingers hands and wrists.

  • Occasional crouching stooping with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.

  • Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.

  • Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.

  • Regular and consistent attendance.

  • Varied hours may be required.

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