Epidemiology Research Assistant Student Placement

We are looking for an enthusiastic and scientifically curious student to join our company's Epidemiology Department as a Graduate Research Assistant for 12 months. During your time with us, you will gain experience into the wide range of epidemiological research and activities conducted in a global pharmaceutical company, including state-of-the-art methods using artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML). You will work closely with local and international colleagues to learn to plan, design and implement epidemiological studies and research activities (e.g., on disease epidemiology, on medicine and vaccine population-level safety or effectiveness), to analyse and interpret data, and to make data-driven decisions. Teamwork and communication are integral to what we do, so you will be expected to actively participate in meetings on your projects and present your findings.,

• Provide epidemiology support for assigned projects (e.g., assisting with literature reviews, development of study protocols, implementing studies, performing analyses of data, summarizing results, writing short reports).
• Participate in AI/ML projects (e.g., scientific literature review activities, identification of fit-for-purpose real-world data [RWD] sources, design and validation of models, co-authoring scientific publications such as manuscripts and conference presentations).
• Participate in the evaluation of emerging RWD sources to assess data quality for future projects.
  
  You must currently be at university and will be looking to complete a 12-month student internship as part of your undergraduate degree.
• Studying for an epidemiology, biomedical science, or computer science degree (or equivalent qualification).
• Evidence of interest in healthcare sciences.
• Prior experience with data analysis and programming (e.g., SAS; R; Python; etc.) preferred.
  
  With over 70,000 employees across 140+ countries, we is a global biopharmaceutical leader committed to improving lives through a diverse portfolio of medicines, oncology treatments, life-saving vaccines, and animal health products. This Epidemiology role is based in our modern co-working facilities in Moorgate, London. This site, at the heart of London, provides superb amenities, support services and collaborative workspaces with convenient transport links., At MSD, we are inspired by a shared vision and mission to save and improve lives.
For 130 years, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases in pursuit of our mission to save and improve lives. We demonstrate our commitment to patients and population health by increasing access to health care through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. Today, we continue to be at the forefront of research to prevent and treat diseases that threaten people and animals - including cancer, infectious diseases such as HIV and Ebola, and emerging animal diseases - as we aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world. We are officially certified by the Top Employer Institute and been awarded the exclusive Top Employer United Kingdom Certification for the fourth year running.