Intern, Biostatistics

Intern, Biostatistics

Address:

45 Sidney Street

Cambridge, MA, 02139

Blueprint Medicines is a global, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company that invents life-changing medicines. We seek to alleviate human suffering by solving important medical problems in two core focus areas: allergy/inflammation and oncology/hematology. Our approach begins by targeting the root causes of disease, using deep scientific knowledge in our core focus areas and drug discovery expertise across multiple therapeutic modalities. We have a proven track record of success with two approved medicines, including bringing our medicine to patients with systemic mastocytosis (SM) in the U.S. and Europe. Leveraging our established research, development, and commercial capability and infrastructure, we now aim to significantly scale our impact by advancing a broad pipeline of programs ranging from early science to advanced clinical trials in mast cell diseases including SM and chronic urticaria, breast cancer and other solid tumors.

Responsibilities:

In this 10–12-week summer program, the intern will work on applied statistics topics related to clinical development. Potential project topics include interactive data visualization and reproducible analyses. Interns will learn about how clinical data is collected and analyzed, including the statistical methodologies and considerations typically used in regulated environments. The intern will summarize and give a short presentation of their work at the conclusion of the internship.

This intern position is for the biostatistics team within the Biostatistics and Data Management department. Projects and responsibilities will be crafted along one or multiple of the following key areas based on interest and business needs:

• Learn about how data is collected, processed, and analyzed in clinical trials, as well as the statistical methodologies used for these analyses.
• Learn about the roles of biostatisticians and their relationships to other roles in the context of clinical development.
• Reconstruct and explain statistical analyses from previous clinical trials at Blueprint Medicines.
• Brainstorm and develop visualization tools to help summarize data from ongoing clinical trials.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a master’s or PhD program in Statistics or Biostatistics from an accredited college or university, with a minimum of one year of graduate school completed when the internship begins.
• Good knowledge of R and/or Python.

What additional qualifications will make you a stronger candidate?

• Experience with Shiny, Shinylive, or an interactive graphics library such as Plotly is preferred.
• Commitment to our Core Values: Patients First, Thoughtfulness, Urgency, Trust, Optimism

ONSITE EXPECTATIONS - It would be ideal for the candidate to work on-site in order to participate in program events. We will provide a laptop needed to perform work on-site.

Our Summer Internship Program:

Blueprint’s summer internship program is ~12 weeks long. The program is designed to provide students with deep functional expertise within their department and a broad understanding of the life sciences industry. Interns are paired with dedicated mentors for personalized learning and career development guidance. The program includes lunch and learn sessions, networking events, an intern volunteer day, and other networking opportunities. It culminates in a final poster presentation where interns showcase their work.

Dress Code: Blueprint’s offices are a business casual environment. Business casual means attire that is professional but also relaxed, such as slacks or business dress pants, skirts/dresses, khakis, chinos, or dark jeans without holes paired with button-down shirts, sweaters, blouses, or polo shirts and closed-toed shoes. It typically excludes formal suits or very casual clothing such as athletic wear or flip flops.

Summer Internship Program Dates: Tuesday, May 27th – Friday, August 15th

Pay Range: Our summer internships are paid hourly based on class year. The expected pay range for this role is $30.00-$35.00 per hour.

Why Blueprint?

At Blueprint Medicines, we achieve impactful results because of our global crew of compassionate innovators – the Blue Crew. Through authentic relationships and our collective entrepreneurial spirit and action, we are each empowered to take ownership and execute with strategic prioritization. We put trust in our people to break through norms and conventions using their individual strengths and insights, which drives our success.