INOVIO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing DNA medicines to treat HPV-related diseases and cancer. The Quality Data Science Intern will support the automation of quality and manufacturing metrics by organizing data sources, building Power BI dashboards, and improving data collection structures.
Responsibilities
Work with Quality, Manufacturing, and other data owners to understand current KPI and metric reporting needs, source data, data definitions, and reporting gaps
Support development of Power BI dashboards for quality, manufacturing, supplier, equipment, audit, training, complaint, and production-environment metrics
Establish and maintain data relationships between Excel files, MasterControl exports or reports, Microsoft Dynamics AXP or other operational system data, databases, and Power BI datasets
Assist with mapping data fields from source systems to dashboard requirements, including KPI name, definition, calculation logic, data source, owner, reporting cadence, filters, and visualization needs
Clean, organize, validate, and transform data to support accurate and reliable Power BI reporting
Create repeatable data import, transformation, and refresh processes to reduce manual Excel work and improve reporting consistency
Support baseline and threshold analysis by organizing historical data and preparing datasets for statistical evaluation
Help identify data integrity issues, missing fields, inconsistent naming conventions, duplicate records, and opportunities to improve data collection templates or database structure
Collaborate with Quality and Manufacturing team members to ensure dashboards are practical, understandable, and aligned with business and compliance needs
Support other quality metrics, data analytics, dashboarding, and process improvement activities as assigned
Qualification
Required
Current enrollment in, or recent completion of, a bachelor's or master's degree program in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Business Analytics, or a related technical discipline
Experience with Power BI, including creation of charts, dashboards, data models, relationships, slicers, and visual reports
Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, tables, pivot tables, data cleanup, and structured datasets
Basic understanding of relational data concepts, including tables, keys, relationships, joins, and data normalization
Ability to work with multiple data sources and organize inconsistent or incomplete data into usable reporting structures
Strong attention to detail and ability to identify data quality issues
Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical data owners
Ability to work independently on assigned tasks while seeking guidance when source data, requirements, and/or assumptions are unclear
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
Experience with Power Query, DAX, SQL, Microsoft Access, SharePoint Lists, Dataverse, or other database/data transformation tools
Experience connecting Power BI to Excel, SharePoint, databases, exported system reports, or enterprise applications
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics AXP or similar ERP/manufacturing data systems is desired but not required
Familiarity with MasterControl, eQMS systems, manufacturing systems, environmental monitoring systems, or similar regulated-data platforms
Coursework or experience in statistics, SPC, process monitoring, control charts, Pareto analysis, regression, or data visualization
Experience building dashboards for manufacturing, quality, operations, laboratory, or regulated-industry data
Familiarity with medical device, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or other regulated environments
Benefits
INOVIO is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing DNA medicines to help treat and protect people from HPV-related diseases, cancer, and infectious diseases.
