Roche · 16 hours ago
2026 Summer Intern - Product Development Data Science
South San Francisco
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$50/hr - $50/hr
Start in 2026 SummerRoche is a leading company in the pharmaceutical biotechnology industry, and they are seeking a Summer Intern for their Product Development Data Science team. The role involves statistical research related to clinical drug development, optimizing trial design, and developing algorithms using R or Python for study design evaluation.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Statistical research: Applied problems with direct relevance to ongoing clinical drug development of a molecule in the Cardiovascular-Renal-Metabolomic disease area
Optimize the trial design for molecules in weight management and glycemic control
Learn and support statistical related activities in real clinical trials, e.g. working on statistical analysis plan
Using R or Python, develop an algorithm to explore study design components
Using R or Python, run simulations to evaluate study design operating characteristics under various assumptions taking into account disease specific challenges on patient dropout, confounding factors such as GLP-1 use and imputation methods
Qualification
Required
Must have attained a Master's Degree (no more than a year ago)
Must be pursuing a PhD (enrolled student with at least one year of graduate work by May 2026)
Must have attained a PhD (no more than a year ago)
Required Majors: Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Biotechnology, or related fields
Solid training in statistics and/or data science
Intermediate programming ability in R or Python; familiarity with R Shiny is a plus
Experienced problem solver capable of seeking help when needed
Preferred
Excellent communicator, collaborator and team player; comfortable explaining complex technical topics to non-technical audiences
Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion
Experience with software development workflow including versioning and code collaboration with Git
Passion for learning and curious about drug development in the pharmaceutical biotechnology industry
Along with the submission of your CV, a cover letter is optional
Benefits
Paid holiday time off benefits
Company
Roche
Roche is a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company that offers medicines and diagnostic tests for various medical conditions and diseases.
Founded in 1896
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7.79BKey Investors
SoftBankSCALE AINovartis
2021-08-04Post Ipo Equity· $5B
2020-12-07IPO
2020-05-06Post Ipo Equity· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Alan Hippe
Member of the Executive Board - Group CFO
Christine Bakan
Global Head and Group Vice President, Computational Science and Informatics R&D
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