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Department Summary:

We deliver value in drug development through innovation and collaboration in Disease and Molecule Strategies, Study Design and Implementation, Data Science Talent and Culture, and Enhanced Insights and Data Sharing, with a focus on end-to-end drug development.

The Opportunity:

As a Data Science Associate Intern you will provide statistical and statistical programming support to Analytical Data Scientists and Biostatisticians involved in clinical research in Product Development. This is a unique opportunity to learn and contribute to various scientific and statistical aspects of drug development, where data scientists play a crucial role. 

Use R/SAS for programming and application development, supporting the statistical analysis and interpretation of clinical trials.

Provide statistical expertise on clinical trial protocols, data analysis plans, and statistical analysis plans.

Program and generate statistical analysis datasets and summaries, including tables, listings, and graphs, based on specifications and standards.

Work with data scientists and stakeholders from various disciplines to answer scientific questions, contributing to publications and presentations.

Offer analytical and programming support for personalized healthcare, biomarker development, and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling, and develop software such as R packages, R Shiny applications, or automation workflows for data engineering and analysis.

Who you are:

Candidates must be enrolled in a Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics or Data Science degree with experience programming in R. 

In addition to technical capabilities in statistics and statistical programming, candidates must possess strong problem solving and decision making skills.

Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion

Additional Information

This position is an 8-month (preferred) work term (full-time) and will begin in May.

This internship position is located in Mississauga. 

Our team follows a hybrid work structure (minimum 3 days per week in the office).

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche Pharma Canada has its office in Mississauga, Ontario and employs over 850 employees. The Mississauga facility is bright, vibrant, fosters collaboration and teamwork, and is reflective of Roche's truly innovative culture.

As of January 4, 2022, Roche requires all new employees who work in Canada to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on the date they take office. This requirement is a condition of employment at Roche that applies regardless of whether the position is on a Roche campus or remotely. If you have a valid reason for not being fully immunized, which is limited to certain specific medical reasons or other valid reasons protected by applicable human rights laws, you may request an exemption and / or adaptation measures regarding this vaccination requirement.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.