Real World Evidence Biostatistician Intern

Contract

Temporary 6month Internship

Location

London/Lisbon/Athens/Sofia hybrid working (approximately 1 day per week in the office 4 days remote working)

RWE Biostatistician Intern

Join IQVIA as a Biostatistician Intern in the RealWorld Evidence and Methods Generation team and help us deliver highquality scientific research to our clients in the global pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. The internship offered by the group is an arrangement where IQVIA aims to provide an entrylevel candidate with an opportunity to apply their studies in a professional setting on live client projects related to their field of study.

In return we will provide the support for you to develop your Biostatistics career in a supportive and dynamic environment. You will be working in a global company of over 85000 employees in more than 100 countries with a broad range of healthcare information technology and service offerings. All interns must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of their internship. Successful graduates of the internship programme will be considered for a permanent Analyst role.

Our goal is to contribute to the body of scientific evidence that allows medical practitioners to treat patients in the most effective way and health systems to include as many patients as possible. We use data collected for clinical and other purposes to answer research questions such as which treatment works best in the real world beyond the clinical trial setting Our fast paced and supportive environment attracts individuals who care deeply about the quality timeliness and subsequent impact of their work; who thrive when exposed to the scale and variety of scientific challenges we face.

Your primary responsibilities as a Biostatistician Intern in our team will be wide ranging but may involve:

• Supporting the design and reporting of realworld database (RWD) studies
• Contributing to the writing of analysis sections of study protocols statistical analysis plans (SAPs) and study reports
• Conducting elements of statistical analyses on realworld databases as specified in the SAP
• Cleaning and preparing small to largesized realworld healthcare databases
• Supporting with developing abstracts manuscripts or presentations to conferences for projects
• Supporting the writing of proposals for RWD studies when requests for proposals are received by clients
• Contributing to internal initiatives for the advancement of innovative and efficient statistical approaches
• Completion of training in project delivery and statistical or epidemiological methods

To be successful in this role you will need:

• To be currently studying for (or completed) an MSc or equivalent in statistics biostatistics epidemiology health data science or in a related discipline
• Statistical programming skills in a statistical package (ideally R)
• Ideally some experience working with large realworld healthcare datasets
• Excellent time management skills contributing to multiple projects with competing timelines
• Commitment to working collaboratively and effectively with people of other disciplines
• Strong verbal communication and scientific writing skills
• Fluency in English (spoken and written) please submit your CV in English

Preferred Qualities

• Some exposure to the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries
• Experience designing and executing prospective or retrospective database studies
• Publications in peer reviewed journals and/or abstracts in scientific conferences

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