At a glance

Location: Mississauga, Canada
Work type: Hybrid
Category: Data

What they are looking for

ExcelPythonSqlRPowerbi

Location: Canada - Mississauga

12-month contract position

At AstraZeneca, our bold ambition is to make cure possible across cancer types through novel medicines. We follow the science to understand cancer and its complexities, discovering and developing life-changing treatments to expand options and improve outcomes for patients around the globe. Our Oncology strategy is driven by the goal of pushing the boundaries of science – changing the practice of medicine and transforming the lives of people living with cancer.

AstraZeneca Canada: Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, we’ve recently been recognized as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures as well as Greater Toronto Area’s Top Employers for 7 straight years. Our collaborative work environment fosters knowledge-sharing, decision-making, and entrepreneurial thinking. Our employees have the opportunity to work across teams, functions, and even the globe. With a commitment to sustainability, we’re working towards making a meaningful impact where society needs it — health. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected, each impacting the others.

Our dynamic culture truly sets us apart. We support our people every day, focusing on three priorities: employee growth & development, health & wellbeing, and cultivating a vibrant, engaged and energized workplace. Through practical tools, resources, inspiring learning opportunities, and health and wellness support, we are helping our people thrive at work and beyond.

Patient Data & Insights Intern role

Are you insatiably curious and energized by finding new ways of driving business value? Are you customer focused and strive to understand and meet the needs of various stakeholder groups? Are you interested in the Pharmaceutical industry and applying data analytics to drive patient outcomes?

Reporting into the Senior Manager, Data Science & Patient Insights, the Patient Data & Insights Intern will play a crucial support role in managing Patient data and deriving insights to inform decision making and shape patient centric strategy.

Key Responsibilities

CROSS-FUNTIONAL COLLABORATION AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

This role requires extensive collaboration with various partners (e.g., Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Vendor Partners) to provide insightful and sophisticated reporting as well as enabling partners (e.g., IT, Compliance, Privacy) to ensure appropriate handling and usage of Patient Data.

The individual will build effective working relationships, communicate clearly with stakeholders, and support projects by ensuring tasks are completed accurately and on time. This role provides an opportunity to learn how different functions work together to leverage patient data responsibly while supporting business objectives and patient outcomes.

Analytics and insight partnering

Support analytics projects on Patient Support Programs and other Patient data sources playing key role in informing decision-making and strategy

Develop and manage user-friendly dashboards (PowerBI) that include KPIs and highlight strategic insights and opportunities

Communicate results & insights from analyses to relevant cross-functional members, as well as their associated limitations

Data preparation and processing

Build and maintain knowledge of data sources, identifying appropriate sources for various reporting requirements

Process datasets from various sources in R (or other tool) conducting data sanitization, transformation, and preparation

Data governance and management

Support adherence to patient data standards across AstraZeneca and Partners (e.g. Monitor access, storage and sharing)

Build and maintain robust documentation for datasets, reports, and processes (e.g., data dictionaries, best-practices)

Qualifications

Available to work full time, (Mon-Fri from 9am-5pm) from January - December 2027.

Superb analytical and conceptual thinking skills; to manipulate and derive meaningful interpretations from data

Excellent problem-solving abilities with a desire for continuous learning

Strong communication and presentation skills

Demonstratable / advanced knowledge of Excel

Foundational understanding of statistics (e.g. regression techniques, hypothesis testing, probability, time series analysis, experimental design, causal analysis)

Experience with structured data, and manipulating data with a programming language (R, Python, or SQL) Preferred

Experience with business intelligence-based reporting (e.g. Power BI, MicroStrategy, Tableau, etc.) Preferred

What you’ll Learn

As an Intern at AstraZeneca Canada you will have the opportunity to learn about various positions with AstraZeneca as you work cross-functionally with different parts of our business. Our purpose for this position is to ensure you gain key foundational knowledge that will complement your education through interesting work while leveraging valuable networking opportunities to expand your learning. You will be invited to attend various learning events including Town Halls, Industry Spotlight sessions Science Matters presentations, employee engagement events as well as many others so you will be well-prepared and qualified for future positions with AstraZeneca.

We have a strong track record in developing and coaching interns to be successful for future positions at AstraZeneca. Join us and thrive in a place where the brightest and most curious minds come together to unlock the potential of what science can do!

What to Expect

This role is a 12-month paid contract position, which starts in January 2027 and will end in December 2027. Our position will be based in our Mississauga head office and allow for flexible working arrangements working both onsite (2-3 times per week) and virtually.