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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 4 days ago

CPQP Summer Intern, PhD Students

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$48/hr - $48/hr

Start in 2026 Spring

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking PhD level students for a 12-week internship role. The position involves data handling, population PK/PD support, exposure–response analyses, clinical trial simulations, and contributions to QSP models under mentorship.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalTherapeutics

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Data handling and visualization: Clean, organize, and visualize clinical and preclinical datasets; generate plots to identify trends relevant to PK/PD and exposure–response

Population PK/PD support: Assist in model specification, parameter estimation, and diagnostics under mentorship; contribute to model summaries and interpretation

Exposure–response analyses: Support exploratory analyses that connect drug exposure to efficacy/safety endpoints; help prepare figures and concise findings

Clinical trial simulations: Run and document scenario analyses to explore dose/regimen implications, sample size, and study design options

QSP model contributions: Help curate literature, structure model components, and perform basic simulations in QSP platforms under guidance

Qualification

RPythonPK/PD conceptsGgplot2TidyverseMatplotlib/seabornNONMEMMonolixMATLABJuliaMathematicaQSP platforms

Required

PhD level students majoring in Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacometrics, Chemical Engineering, Statistics or a related discipline. Candidates must have an expected graduation date after August 2026

Proficiency in R or Python for data manipulation and visualization is required

Familiarity with ggplot2, tidyverse, or matplotlib/seaborn is required

Foundational understanding of PK/PD concepts (compartmental models, exposure–response) and statistical inference is required

Ability to report onsite to Boston, MA 3-5 days per week. This role will not provide relocation assistance

US Work Authorization is required at time of application

This role will not be providing OPT support