• Application Deadline:
• Position: Analytics Intern



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification MBA/MSc/MA , PhD/Fellowship



• Experience 0 - 1 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field Data, Business Analysis and AI  , Internships / Volunteering 
  
  

Job Summary

• We are offering four internship positions within the Analytical Department for Graduate Level Students and recent Graduates in Sub Sahara Africa.


• This internship provides an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically in drug development using statistical and machine learning methods. 


• Interns will work closely with Senior Level Quantitative Scientists to apply or develop advanced modeling methods, including:
  
  
  
  • Machine Learning (eg Deep Learning)
  
  
  • Survival Analysis
  
  
  • Causal Inference
  
  
  • Bayesian Statistics
  
  
  • Disease Progression Modeling
  
  
  • Pharmacokinetics/ Pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) Modeling.
  
  
  
  


• Interns will also participate in seminars and knowledge sharing sessions and have opportunities to present their project outcomes to stakeholders and quantitative scientists at Novartis.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the application/development of quantitative methods for drug development.


• Collaborate with quantitative scientists on real world pharmaceutical data.


• Conduct research using statistical programming tools such as SA or R.


• Attend workshops and internal seminars on drug development processes.


• Present findings to Novartis analytical teams and key stakeholders.

Requirements

• Enrolled in or recently graduated (within 18 months) from an M.Sc, Ph.D, or exceptional senior undergraduate program in Bio statistics, Statistics, Pharmacometrics, Engineering or related discipline.


• 0-1 year experience


• Strong programming skills in SAS or R.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.


• Motivated and eager to gain exposure to pharmaceutical analytic.