About the role#
This internship focuses on building an interactive benchmarking platform to predict placebo responses in Atopic Dermatitis clinical trials. You will use historical data to create a predictive modeling framework and deploy it as a Shiny application. This tool will help teams optimize trial design, improve sample size planning, and inform decision-making processes.
What you'll do#
- Explore the Atopic Dermatitis Placebo internal database to understand historical trends.
- Develop predictive models for placebo response based on patient populations and study designs.
- Build, document, validate, and deploy an interactive Shiny app to predict response rates and variability.
- Enable proactive trial design optimization through the platform.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a master’s or PhD program in Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Permanent authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- Ability to work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, for the full 10-12 week duration.
- Ability to relocate to the office location.
- Experience with machine learning, data visualization, version control (Git/GitHub), and clinical trial data structures (CDISC) is preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Modality: On-site, full-time.
About Sanofi
Sanofi is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company based in Paris, France. It employs over 93,000 people across global offices. The company focuses on vaccines, rare diseases, neurology, immunology, and oncology. It also operates in the fields of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and consumer healthcare.
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