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Summer 2020 Intern, Real World Evidence (JR)

Intern, Real World Evidence
The Vertex Summer Intern Program offers students the opportunity to learn about the pharmaceutical industry from a hands-on perspective. You will be working closely with and learning from some of the brightest people in the industry. When you join our internship program you should not be surprised to see that our environment is one that is innovative and team oriented, where collaboration is not just a word, and "we are fearless" is in everything we do. Students can expect to be challenged by their summer project plan, connect with other interns, and feel valued by the Vertex community. Not only will interns learn about their day-to-day tasks through their specific work assignments, but they will interact and have exposure to our organizational leaders and their teams through a series of Professional Development Workshops.
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Intern Program: (May/ June – August 2020), Full Time, 40 Hours/Week
Job Posting Description:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Real World Evidence Center of Excellence (RWE COE) is seeking a summer Intern (Graduate Level) to develop epidemiologic insights and in-depth understanding of diseases of interest. This RWE COE leverages epidemiology, real world data and disease state knowledge to assess the incidence, prevalence, natural history of diseases and real-world outcomes for the Vertex early development and clinical portfolio. These analyses inform the real-world utilization and outcomes of Vertex therapeutics inform clinicians, payers, policy makers, patient groups and internal decision making.
Key Responsibilities:
• Using in-house databases to write and execute statistical programs in SAS to:
o 1) update epidemiology, including comparison to literature review results
o 2) characterize select diseases of interest, including patient definition, burden of illness and healthcare resource utilization
• Conducting in-depth literature reviews to describe the epidemiology of diseases of interest
• Participating in scientific document preparation for one of Vertex’s rare disease development programs, including study concepts and statistical and programming protocols
Minimum Qualifications:
• Be enrolled in an epidemiology, biostatistics, or health services research graduate program from an accredited school of public health through September 2020
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and a strong interest in pursuing a career within the biopharmaceutical industry
• Possess strong understanding of SAS programming and observational data methods. Experience with registry and/or administrative claims data preferred