Life Research and Forecasting Team Intern (Summer Internship 2024)

Swiss Re

Mar 18

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Starts on Jun 23
Summer Internship
Research & Development
Data
London

Requirements

You must hold or be in the process of completing PhD or be a highly experienced MSc, MPH, or equivalent degree holder or student.
Your studies will likely be in the life/medical sciences, biomedical research, epidemiology or medical statistics.
You have excellent qualitative & quantitative analytical skills, including Excel (Python, R etc are a plus)
You are confident communicator with excellent oral & written English & presentation skills. Substantial written communications experience is a plus – both academic publications and/or commercial science.
You have already gained some experience or understanding of the medical, societal and lifestyle drivers that impact morbidity/mortality, which would be highly preferable.
You are comfortable working in a team and independently, with experience in managing, prioritising and time management of multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

This position would suit a person who is looking to bring their knowledge of life and/or data science, analysis and current trends into a fast-paced business with a real-world impact. This job will involve extensive R&D. You will apply your quantitative and qualitative analytical skills to the latest research trends impacting medical science. After analysing results, you would help us to communicate this to a wide range of audiences, both internally and externally. You would be expected to draft substantial amounts of text for publications or presentations, alongside producing graphics/graphs/visualisations.
You will be expected to work independently but will of course have support and mentorship from the project coach and project sponsor and learn from others in the team as well.

Swiss Re

Swiss Re helps insurers and direct clients to shoulder risks through re/insurance and other solutions.

Finance

Industry

10,001+

Employees

Mission & Purpose

The Swiss Re Group is a leading wholesale provider of reinsurance, insurance and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer. Dealing direct and working through brokers, its global client base consists of insurance companies, mid-to-large-sized corporations and public sector clients. From standard products to tailor-made coverage across all lines of business, Swiss Re deploys its capital strength, expertise and innovation power to enable the risk taking upon which enterprise and progress in society depend. Founded in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1863, Swiss Re serves clients through a network of over 70 offices globally and is rated "AA-" by Standard & Poor's, "Aa3" by Moody's and "A+" by A.M. Best. Registered shares in the Swiss Re Group holding company, Swiss Re Ltd, are listed in accordance with the Main Standard on the SIX Swiss Exchange and trade under the symbol SREN. We're smarter together.