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This is an unpaid internship, but the intern will graduate students within an Ms or PhD program
engage in high-level research in important areas. in biostatistics, statistics, or a related area with at
Contact: Vance Berger; (301) 435-5303; (301) 402-
least 1.5 years of graduate work; have a working
0816 (fax); vb78c@nih.gov or vance917@gmail.com
knowledge of SAS, including SAS/GRAPH, and
S-Plus; and have good verbal and written com-
munication skills. A strong background in R and
S-plus is helpful for one position.
New York City Health and Hospitals,
Department of Medical and
Contact: Linda Finelli, 1 Health Plaza, E. Hanover,
Professional Affairs, Division of
NJ 07936; (862) 778-7404; (973) 781-2703 (fax);
Statistics/Data
Linda.finelli@novartis.com
New York, New York
Pfizer Global Research and
Number of Positions: three
Development
Type of Student: master’s, DPh, mD, or PhD
midwest (Kalamazoo, michigan, and st. Louis,
Deadline: No deadline; interval from application
missouri); La Jolla, California; New York, New York;
to approval is at least one month
and Groton/New London, Connecticut
We gather data from internal and external sourc-
Number of Positions: One to two in midwest; mul-
es with an eye toward measuring and improving
tiple in La Jolla; multiple in New York, multiple in
the quality of medical care given in New York
Groton/New London
City’s public hospital system. The system consists
Type of Student: Graduate in statistics, biostatis-
of 11 acute care hospitals, two long-term hospi-
tics, or a closely related field
tals, six free-standing clinics, two nursing homes,
two rehabilitation facilities, and an HMO. Much
Deadline: January 31, 2010
of our research is for internal consumption; some The program will consist of up to 480 hours at the
is presented nationally and published. Interns Pfizer Global Research and Development facilities
help identify, gather, and organize data for analy- in Kalamazoo, St. Louis, La Jolla, New York City, or
sis. Depending on qualifications and experience, Groton/New London, commencing as early as April
interns may do some statistical analysis. A stipend and ending as late as December. The intern’s project
of $7–$20 per hour may be possible. There is a maxi- will be biopharmaceutically oriented, with one-on-
mum of 20 hours per week during the school year and one supervision by a senior staff statistician. It will
35 hours per week during vacations. be a hands-on learning experience involving both
Contact: Ronald B. Low, HHC Room 1136, 346
statistical and related data review and data transfor-
Broadway, New York, NY 10013; (212) 676-0929
mation programming tasks. The programming tasks
or (212) 676 0923; ronald.low@nychhc.org
will involve use of SAS, R, and/or other statistical
software on the UNIX or NT platforms. As part of
the program, interns will prepare a written report
Novartis Oncology, Biometrics, and
and brief presentation summarizing their work and
Data Management
forming a permanent record of their efforts. To
Cambridge, massachusetts, Florham Park, New
apply, send a cover letter and résumé. Include an
Jersey
anticipated date of graduation.
Number of Positions: Five to six
Contact: Liqiang Yang, Pfizer Global Research and
Type of Student: At least 18 months of graduate
Development, La Jolla Laboratories, 10777 Science
work
Center Drive, CB10-2332, San Diego, CA 92121;
(858) 678-8276 (fax); liqiang.yang@pfizer.com
Deadline: February 19, 2010
The internship program is approximately 12 weeks
from May to August (dates flexible). Interns will
RAND Corporation
work with senior-level statisticians and focus on santa monica, California; washington, DC;
statistical research in both early clinical develop- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ment using biomarkers and full clinical develop-
Number of Positions: Variable
ment in oncology. Topics include survival analysis
Type of Student: PhD
including interval censoring, Bayesian methods,
use of auxiliary variables, threshold regression mod-
Deadline: January 15, 2010
els, modeling, and simulation. Candidates must be RAND’s summer program is designed to provide
valuable experience for PhD students interested in
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