Intern, Epidemiology

Thermo Fisher Scientific

2mo ago

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Internship
Full-time
Off-cycle Internship
Science
Bedford, +4
Remote

Requirements

Education:
Attending a University/College working toward a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in a science, public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, statistics, mathematics or data science, preferred
Experience:
Prior experience in scientific research is preferred
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Interest in autoimmune disease, epidemiology, biostatistics, pharmacoepidemiology, or medicine, a plus
Capable of completing very detailed-oriented tasks
Good organizational, oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to work as part of a team
High level of decorum in matters relating to confidential information
Strong proficiency in the entire Microsoft Office Suite
Programming experience and/or use of statistical software packages, a plus
For publications, must remain in contact following the completion of the internship to complete publication-related tasks

Responsibilities

The Clinical Research Intern will learn and will play a role in the following functional capacities:
Complete Human Subject Research Training if not already obtained
Review basic principles of Epidemiologic research and analysis with mentor (depending on background)
Review basic principles of Biostatistics with mentor (depending on background)
Understand how patients are enrolled into each registry, the data collection tools, and follow up plan.
Participate on weekly research project conference calls, internal meetings, and monthly journal club
May assist with the setup of new registries, and quality checks of the registry data
May assist in preparation of research reports summarizing results of statistical analyses, including formatting and filling tables, and reviewing study data for accuracy
May complete literature searches and retrieve relevant articles
Based on programming experience or interest may assist Biostats team with the review programs for quality checks and may be asked to learn or test apps that can be used to easily display data
Perform special projects as they become available
Other duties and projects as assigned

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.