2027 Summer Intern Statistical Methodology Cambridge MA

Location: Cambridge, MA

Job Title: 2027 Summer Intern Statistical Methodology

Grade: Intern

Duration: 10-12 weeks

About the Job

Looking to launch your career at the cutting edge of healthcare? Join Sanofi for a chance to develop with mentoring and guidance from inspirational leaders while helping to make an impact on the lives of countless people worldwide. We are seeking a highly motivated Summer Intern to join our Statistical Methodology team.

Ready to grow your skills while helping shape the future of healthcare? At Sanofi, you’ll be empowered to learn, ask questions, and bring your ideas to life – all while supported by inspiring mentors and collaborative teams.

About Sanofi

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities

Literature review & methodology research — Survey recent advances in statistical methods for oncology trials, including survival analysis, estimands, adaptive designs, and emerging methodology such as Prediction-Powered Inference (PPI), machine learning, etc.

Simulation studies — Design and implement simulation studies in R and/or SAS to evaluate the operating characteristics of novel statistical methods (Type I error, power, bias, coverage)

Documentation & reporting — Prepare statistical methodology documentation or paper and present a final deliverable (slide deck + technical memo) summarizing literature review, case study insight, simulation findings, and methodology exploration.

About you

Basic Qualifications

Currently enrolled and pursuing a PhD program in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field.

Must be permanently authorized to work in the U.S. and not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually require future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the Internal requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.

Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university throughout the duration of the co-op/internship.

Must be able to relocate to the office location and work 40hrs/week, Monday to Friday for the full duration of the co-op/internship.

Preferred Qualifications

Completion of at least 3 years of doctoral-level coursework

Experience with and proficient in R and/or SAS programming

Prior coursework or research experience in oncology or clinical trials

Experience with adaptive trial designs (seamless, platform, basket/umbrella trials)Familiarity with machine learning methods and their application to clinical dataKnowledge of emerging methods such as Prediction-Powered Inference (PPI), Bayesian adaptive designs, or causal inferencePrior internship or research experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industryStrong communication skills and ability to synthesize technical contentSelf-motivated, collaborative, and intellectually curious

Why Choose Us

Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future focused team.​

Stretch your skills through apprenticeships, internships, graduate programs, and international experiences that grow with you.​

Learn from inspiring mentors and collaborative teams while contributing to real projects that shape the future of healthcare.​

Build your future with access to the latest tools, digital innovation, and continuous learning that keep you ahead of the curve.​​

Compensation

The salary rate for this position is $57 USD hourly. All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience.

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Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

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