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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 10 hours ago

Clinical Information Science Intern

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$37/hr - $39/hr

Start in 2026 Spring

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is looking for Sophomore and Junior students for a 12-week internship role. The position involves data sourcing and preparation, creating reproducible workflows, and collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and validate use cases.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalTherapeutics

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Data sourcing and preparation: Identify, ingest, and clean structured and unstructured datasets; document data lineage, assumptions, and quality checks

Reproducible workflows: Use Git, notebooks, and code review to ensure version control, documentation, and repeatable analyses

Stakeholder collaboration: Gather requirements, validate use cases, and iterate on findings with internal and external partners

Qualification

Programming proficiencyData visualizationETL understandingMachine Learning familiarityDatabase knowledgePublic speakingPresentation designCollaboration

Required

Sophomore and Junior students majoring in Computer Science, Information Sciences, Engineering, Data science, or a related field

Candidates must have an expected graduation date after August 2026

Programming proficiency in at least one programming language (for e.g. Python, R, SQL): Data manipulation, analysis, and basic modeling using clean, well-documented code

ETL understanding: Extract, transform, and load data from multiple sources into analytics-ready structures and storage

Basic level of Database knowledge: Work with relational databases and write efficient SQL for data retrieval, joins, and performance-aware queries

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

US Work Authorization is required at time of application

Ability to report onsite to Gaithersburg, MD site 3 days per week