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Biostatistics Intern

This summer internship will offer college and university students an outstanding opportunity to gain hands on experience within the pharmaceutical industry. This program allows students to work closely with business leaders while acquiring industry insight. Interns will be tasked with both individual and group projects. The Sunovion Internship Program will offer additional workshops and seminars for your career and professional development. We are seeking talented individuals within multiple areas across the organization.

Specific Internship Description:
This internship will be crafted with the business need and candidate interest in mind, in the following regulatory statistical research field: 
  • Explore Bayesian applications for analysis of new treatment efficacy for clinical trial data that have missing observations in the efficacy measure, under scenarios of Missing At Random and Missing Not At Random.

Learning Goals:
  • Explore Bayesian application methods
  • Develop a new approach to performing clinically meaningful missing value imputation methods, and apply the approach in both historical clinical trial database and simulated data
  • Gain a direct view into research and development at Sunovion
  • Opportunity to work with practicing statisticians and to learn about Bayesian Statistics applications specific to clinical pharmaceutical industry settings

Minimum Requirements:
  • Enrolled in Postgraduate/PhD degree program in Biostatistics, Statistics, or Data Science
  • Must have completed their sophomore year of study
  • Authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship
  • Have basic understandings of the concepts and methods of both frequentist and Bayesian statistics and basic concepts of clinical trials  
  • Have a good exposure to SAS and R software packages in graduate and undergraduate courses, and experiences in processing and manipulating data.
  • Strong Effective oral and written communication skills and passion for continued development
  • Covid-19 Vaccinations are required

Program Details:
  • Position will begin on Monday June 5, 2023
  • Position is located remotely in the US
  • Position is full-time Monday through Friday – up to 40 hours per week
  • Candidates should be available to commit to 10 weeks

Sunovion is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the innovative application of science and medicine to help people with serious Central Nervous System (CNS) conditions. Sunovion’s spirit of innovation is driven by the conviction that scientific excellence paired with meaningful advocacy and relevant education can improve lives. The Company has charted new paths to life-transforming treatments that reflect ongoing investments in research and development and an unwavering commitment to support people with Central Nervous System (CNS) conditions.