At Biogen, our mission is clear - we are pioneers in neuroscience. Biogen discovers, develops, and delivers worldwide innovative therapies for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. Together, our employees create, commercialize, and manufacture transformative therapies for our patient population.   

We at Biogen are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients who we serve. We are focused on strengthening our foundation to advance our overall Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) strategy and, most importantly, ensure all our employees feel included. 

As an intern or co-op at Biogen, you can expect to be placed on a real project, under the guidance of experienced professionals and subject matter experts who are invested in your career and academic growth. We also ensure that you have plenty of opportunities to build your network, learn more about our organization through weekly lunch and learns led by leaders from across the company, and join us for several fun events.  

This position is a 12 week Internship from June – August 2022 

The Biostatistics Department in the Analytics and Data Sciences organization provides statistical support across Research and Development. The clinical statisticians in the biostatistics group collaborate with stakeholders from different disciplines to develop agile and robust clinical development plans and decision frameworks for portfolio of products encompassing early and late-stage development. They also provide statistical expertise and manage the activities for clinical programs to ensure valid and efficient study designs. The activities include but are not limited to participating in protocol development, developing analysis plans, performing statistical analyses, interpreting statistical results, and preparing clinical study reports.  

Position Description 

For the summer inter projects, you will require to read and synthesize key methodology papers and efficiently develop simulation code in R or other statistical package and explore results in a systematic way. Any new code should be documented and packaged in a user-friendly way, to encourage broader use in the department. A final technical write-up and presentation will be expected. 

Example projects may include: 

• Bayesian extrapolation of external information in pediatric drug development in systematic Lupus Erythematosus clinical trials & exploring Bayesian borrowing of historic control data for a clinical trial with time-to-event endpoint  
• Multiplicity considerations in a group sequential design with early termination ​ 
• Development of statistical tools for planning and analysis of reliability/agreement studies for digital biomarker development ​ 
• Anatomy of multiple imputation in neuromuscular Studies​ 
• Mediation analysis to account for rescue therapy in randomized clinical trials   
• Analysis of correlated composite binary endpoints and their agreement in confirmatory studies   
• Refining a statistical analysis pipeline for spatial transcriptomics ​ 

• Experience of performing statistical analysis with R, SAS and other statistical packages 
• Knowledge or interest working in biotechnology industry 
• Ability to translate data into business insights 

To participate in the Biogen Internship Program, students must meet the following eligibility criteria: 

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. 
• At least 18 years of age prior to the scheduled start date 
• Be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university 

Education 

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program  
• Completed two years of graduate work and passed doctorate qualification exam prior to the start of the internship and must return to school in fall 2022 
• Majored in statistics, biostatistics, or other related fields 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.