Novartis
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Job Description
At Novartis, we are reimagining medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. In 2021, Novartis’ products touched 766 million lives. With the power of our people and one of the most diverse product pipelines in the pharmaceutical industry, we are bringing innovative medicines to improve and extend even more lives.
The department of Analytics at Novartis will have four internship positions available for approximately 3 months (or up to 6 months in an exceptional circumstance) in 2023. The internships will be in our Lagos, Nigeria office or Accra, Ghana office.
This internship will provide motivated students with exposure to the pharmaceutical industry, and with the opportunity to work on the application or development of statistical, machine learning or pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics modeling methods in drug development, under the supervision of a senior-level quantitative scientist. Depending on nature of specific drug development questions, interns may employ variety of quantitative methods, including machine learning (e.g., deep learning), survival analyses, causal inference, Bayesian statistics, disease progression modeling and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics modeling, among other quantitative methods. Interns will also attend seminars and other activities to enhance their understanding of the drug development process. There will be opportunities for interns to present their project results to quantitative scientists and other key stakeholders.
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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Minimum Requirements
- Candidates should be graduate-level students in biostatistics, statistics, pharmacometrics, engineering or in a related discipline. Recent (no longer than 18 months post-graduation) graduates in these areas of study are also in scope.
- Good written and oral communication skills in English are required
- Programming skills in a statistical programming language such as SAS or R are expected
Division
PHARMA
Business Unit
Global Health PH
Country
Nigeria
Work Location
Lagos
Company/Legal Entity
Novartis Nigeria
Alternative Country 1
Nigeria
Alternative Country 2
Ghana
Functional Area
Interns/Students on Novartis Payroll
Job Type
Full Time
Employment Type
Internship
Shift Work
No
Early Talent
Yes
Seniority level
Entry level
Industry
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Employment type
Full-time
Job functions
Education • Training
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