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AstraZeneca · 13 hours ago

CPQP Summer Intern, PhD Students

US - Boston - MA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$48/hr - $48/hr

Start in 2026 Spring

AstraZeneca is seeking PhD level students for a 12-week internship role in Boston, MA. The internship will involve data handling, population PK/PD support, exposure–response analyses, clinical trial simulations, and contributions to QSP models.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Data handling and visualization: Clean, organize, and visualize clinical and preclinical datasets; generate plots to identify trends relevant to PK/PD and exposure–response

Population PK/PD support: Assist in model specification, parameter estimation, and diagnostics under mentorship; contribute to model summaries and interpretation

Exposure–response analyses: Support exploratory analyses that connect drug exposure to efficacy/safety endpoints; help prepare figures and concise findings

Clinical trial simulations: Run and document scenario analyses to explore dose/regimen implications, sample size, and study design options

QSP model contributions: Help curate literature, structure model components, and perform basic simulations in QSP platforms under guidance

Qualification

RPythonGgplot2TidyversePK/PD conceptsNONMEMMonolixMATLABJuliaMathematicaQSP platforms

Required

PhD level students majoring in Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacometrics, Chemical Engineering, Statistics or a related discipline. Candidates must have an expected graduation date after August 2026

Proficiency in R or Python for data manipulation and visualization is required

Familiarity with ggplot2, tidyverse, or matplotlib/seaborn is required

Foundational understanding of PK/PD concepts (compartmental models, exposure–response) and statistical inference is required

Ability to report onsite to Boston, MA 3-5 days per week. This role will not provide relocation assistance

US Work Authorization is required at time of application

This role will not be providing OPT support

Preferred

Exposure to NONMEM, Monolix, or similar tools is a plus

Experience with MATLAB/Julia/Mathematica or QSP platforms is a plus

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