Biostatistics Intern

Summary

Join Biogen's Biostatistics Department for a 12-week summer internship (June-August 2025)! Resume reviews begin in January 2025. As an intern, you will work on projects involving statistical analysis, simulation coding (R preferred), and technical report writing. Projects focus on methodologies like assessing treatment effects and evaluating clinical outcome measures. The role is remote and requires experience with statistical software (R, SAS). Successful candidates will be enrolled in a PhD program, have completed two years of graduate work, and possess strong analytical and communication skills.

Requirements

• Experience performing statistical analysis with R, SAS and other statistical packages
• Knowledge or interest working in the biotechnology industry
• Ability to translate data into business insights
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S
• At least 18 years of age prior to the scheduled start date
• Currently enrolled in an accredited community college, college or university
• Currently enrolled in a PhD program
• Completed two years of graduate work and passed doctorate qualification exam prior to the start of the internship, with a graduation date no earlier than August 2025
• Majored in statistics, biostatistics, or other related fields

Responsibilities

• Read and synthesize key methodology papers
• Develop simulation code in R or other statistical package
• Explore results in a systematic way
• Document and package any new code in a user-friendly way
• Produce a final technical write-up
• Deliver a final presentation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with assessing Methods for Estimating Unconditional Treatment Effects in Binary Endpoints
• Experience with Evaluating Alternative Clinical Outcome Measures for Lupus Studies

Benefits

Remote work