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Cambridge, MA

Internship

Onsite

$45/hr - $57/hr

Intern

Sanofi is hiring a summer intern to build an interactive platform for predicting placebo response in Atopic Dermatitis clinical trials. The role involves analyzing historical trial data, developing and validating predictive models, and deploying a user-friendly Shiny application to support trial design decisions.

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Responsibilities

Develop an interactive Shiny app that predicts placebo response rates and variability for future Phase 2/3 AD clinical trials based on population and design characteristics, enabling proactive trial design optimization
This internship focuses on developing an interactive benchmarking platform to predict placebo responses in Atopic Dermatitis (AD) clinical trials based on planned study population characteristics. The intern will leverage the AD Placebo iDB (internal database) to build a predictive modeling framework and deploy it as a user-friendly Shiny application
This project focuses on AD clinical trials, where Placebo response is variable and influenced by multiple factors. The AD Placebo iDB (internal database) contains rich historical data across diverse populations and study designs. Accurate placebo prediction is critical for sample size planning, and go/no-go decisions. An interactive tool would improve efficiency and facilitate access to historical insights across clinical and statistical teams
After exploring the data, the intern will develop a predictive modeling for placebo response. The intern will develop, document, validate and deploy an interactive platform to predict placebo response for different patient populations

Qualification

Required

Currently pursuing a master's or PhD degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science or related field
Must be permanently authorized to work in the U.S. and not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually require future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the Internal requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship
Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university throughout the duration of the co-op/internship

Preferred

Machine learning experience
Data visualization (interactive plots)
Version control (Git/GitHub)
Experience with clinical trial data structures (CDISC)

Benefits

Apprenticeships, internships, graduate programs, and international experiences that grow with you.
Learn from inspiring mentors and collaborative teams while contributing to real projects.
Access to the latest tools, digital innovation, and continuous learning.

Sanofi is a global biopharma company focused on prescription drugs, vaccines, and treatments for chronic, rare, and infectious diseases.

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