Epidemiology Intern

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Job Function:

Career Programs

Job Sub Function:

Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

Job Category:

Career Program

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Intern, Oncology Epidemiology

The Intern, Oncology Epidemiology role is accountable for supporting work across the Epidemiology team under the supervision of more senior members of the department.

Primary responsibilities are:

• Assist with identifying research study needs, drafting proposals and protocols, and contributing to epidemiology study conduct across the clinical development program.
• Assist with conducting fit for purpose database and study feasibility assessments and executing analyses across the product cycle.
• Conduct literature reviews and synthesis; provide assistance to senior epidemiologists and clinical teams with study design; and identify and evaluate data resources to meet therapeutic needs.
• Research natural history of diseases, both within and outside of existing electronic databases, to understand the inherent risks associated with the indication; statistical risk assessment; using historical clinical trial data and other observational databases to develop an understanding of potential safety issues for new medications, and indications, based on experience with related compounds.

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing PhD or Master’s degree in Epidemiology or a closely related field.
• At least 2 years of Epidemiology research experience is preferred.

• Must have an understanding and the ability to interpret quantitative methods.
• Experience with writing observational study protocols, proposals, and/or proposal requests, particularly the methods sections, is preferred.
• Experience working with large administrative or medical records databases is preferred.
• Background in epidemiologic material on specific diseases, conditions, or therapies particularly relating to oncology is preferred.

Candidate Eligibility Requirements

Candidates must:

• Be authorized to work in the US without current or future sponsorship requirements.
• Remain actively enrolled in their academic program throughout the entire internship period.
• Be available to work 40 hours per week during the internship.
• Should have a minimum GPA of 3.75.

Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future.  Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually requires future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Required Skills:

Quantitative Methods

Preferred Skills: