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AstraZeneca · 2 days ago

Biometrics, Bioinformatics, and Statistics Summer Intern, PhD and Masters Students

Gaithersburg, MD

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$41.50/hr - $48/hr

Start in 2026 Spring

AstraZeneca is seeking Master's and PhD students for 12 Week Student Intern roles. The interns will work in various domains such as Oncology Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, applying bioinformatics and statistical techniques to support cancer therapy and vaccine development.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Bioinformatics Summer Intern: Oncology Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Organoid characterization and clinical relevance assessment

Predictive biomarker discovery and patient selection strategy

Mechanism of action and resistance pathway analysis

Biostatistics Summer Intern: Oncology Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Establish optimal ctDNA molecular response cutoffs for cancer therapy

Assess methodologies for ctDNA molecular response analysis

Bioinformatics Summer Intern: Early Vaccines and Immune Therapies Apply cutting-edge bioinformatics techniques to analyze large datasets from human pathogens which will be used to support viral and bacterial programs

Develop bioinformatics skills and gain experience working in a cross-functional team

Statistics Summer Intern: Respiratory & Immunology Biometrics (2) Work closely with an experienced statistician on one statistical topic from clinical trials, such as Bayesian hierarchical models, estimands, and R programming

Reference literature and regulatory precedent to develop a solution that is practical and valuable

Present the outcomes of the project to a broad audience of Biometrics teams

Qualification

R/RStanSASPythonOmics data analysisData simulationSelf-managementMicrosoft OfficePublic speakingPresentation designTime managementCollaboration

Required

Master's and PhD students majoring in Statistics, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Sciences, Data Science or a related field

Candidates must have an expected graduation date after August 2026

Coding skills in R/RStan or SAS and data simulation experience is required

Experience with omics data analysis (RNA-seq, WES, or similar high-throughput datasets) required for bioinformatics role

Proficiency in Python required for biostatistics role

Time and self-management skills are required

Microsoft Office experience such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook required

Enthusiasm for collaboration, cross-functional projects, public speaking, and presentation design

US Work Authorization is required at time of application

This role will not be providing OPT support

Ability to report onsite for 3-5 days a week

Benefits

Relocation assistance to non-local candidates

Company

AstraZeneca

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AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines. It is a sub-organization of Investor.

Founded in 1999