At Fortrea, we believe early talent is the heartbeat of innovation. Our Early Careers program is more than an internship, —it’s a launchpad for your future.
As an Intern, you’ll join a global team where curiosity, motivation, and fresh ideas are celebrated. You’ll work on meaningful projects, learn from experienced professionals, and see firsthand how clinical research and healthcare innovation change lives.
We don’t 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, we’ll help you build the skills and confidence to succeed.
Your journey to pioneering tomorrow’s breakthroughs starts here.
This program is designed to support your professional development and career exploration through training workshops, leadership speakers, employee resource group activities and career-focused discussions.
Take pride in helping deliver solutions that bring life-changing medicines to patients faster while creating lasting value for all our stakeholders.
About the Team
The Inside Sales team plays a critical role in identifying new opportunities, building connections, and creating pipelines for business growth. As part of this team, you’ll support Inside Sales Managers by assisting with prospecting, researching potential leads across the US, preparing outreach for conferences, and managing tools and processes essential to the team's success.
This collaborative role allows you to interact with Business Development partners and cross-functional teams, contributing directly to the sales process.
Education/Qualifications/Skills
- Working toward a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, Business Management or a related field.
- Interest in Science, Pharma, Clinical Trials, or Sales and Business Development.
- Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders.
- Analytical mindset and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Proficiency in MS Office tools, particularly Excel.
We look forward to helping you kickstart your career!
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.
Application Deadline: October 15, 2026
*Candidates must be local to Durham, NC and willing to go into the office as needed.
Learn more about our EEO & Accommodations request here.
Skills Required
- English proficiency, written and oral
- Ability to organize and communicate effectively
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work well with others
- Ability to deliver consistent, high-quality work
- Ability to use computers and departmental tools
- Working toward a bachelor's or master's degree in a life science subject
- Experience delivering multiple projects in an academic setting
- Ability to collaborate with stakeholders and internal or external colleagues
- Ability to embrace diverse perspectives through collaboration and partnership
- Additional language skills
- Relevant equivalent experience may substitute for educational requirements
- Must be local to Durham, North Carolina and willing to work in the office as needed
What We Do
Fortrea (Nasdaq: FTRE) is a leading global provider of clinical development and patient access solutions to the life sciences industry. We partner with emerging and large biopharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostic companies to drive healthcare innovation that accelerates life changing therapies to patients in need. Fortrea provides phase I-IV clinical trial management, clinical pharmacology, differentiated technology-enabled trial solutions and post-approval services. Fortrea’s solutions leverage three decades of experience spanning more than 20 therapeutic areas, a passion for scientific rigor, exceptional insights and a strong investigator site network. Our talented and diverse team working in more than 90 countries is scaled to deliver focused and agile solutions to customers globally. Learn more about how Fortrea is becoming a transformative force from pipeline to patient at Fortrea.com.






