Epidemiology and Real World Science Intern

Join Our Summer Internship Program and Make a Real Impact

Are you ready to do meaningful work in a cutting-edge, research-driven organization? At Alexion (an AstraZeneca company for Rare Diseases), our summer internship program offers you the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge, and connections that will set you up for future success. This program will begin on June 2nd and potentially run through August 8th,  2025.

As an intern, you’ll be part of a dynamic, global team of curious, passionate, and open-minded individuals who are eager to learn, innovate, and grow. You’ll collaborate with industry-leading professionals, contribute to impactful projects, and gain hands-on experience in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

If you’re enthusiastic about science, innovation, and making a difference, our internship program is your chance to follow your passion and kickstart your career!

This is what you will do:

This role will be part of the Real WorldScience team within the within the Epidemiology and Real World Science (RWS) department, which is responsible fordesigning and executing real world evidence (RWE) studies and developing tools and algorithmsfor the identification of rare diseases to support clinical trial development. 

You will be responsible for:

• Assist with data cleaning and data management of various types of data, such as survey, registry and claims/EHR data

• Execute the statistical analysis of assigned projects based on RWE statistical analysis plan 

• Build data models and dashboards using data visualization tool

• Conduct research on machine learning tools, industry trends and applications in RWE

• Document and present analytical results  

• Contribute to publications (e.g., abstracts, posters) if applicable 

You will need to have:

• Candidates must becurrently enrolled in Master’s degree program in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public health, Computer science, Data Science or related quantitative field

• Proficiency in R, SQL or python

• Experience working with large and complex real-world data, such as Survey, registry, claims or EHR

• Ability/desire to learn new techniques and best practices

• Good interpersonal, collaborative and communication skills

• The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment.  As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.