2022 Summer Internship - Outcomes Research & Data Science
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Job Description
Summer Intern Job Description Template
Takeda Pharmaceutical
About the role:
Takeda's summer internship program blends real world experience with an extensive overview of the pharmaceutical industry. Knowledgeable mentors will provide guidance as you gain professional hands-on experience. The summer internship program is 12 weeks in length and offers a unique perspective into a world-class pharmaceutical company. Our internship program also provides you the opportunity to network with people at Takeda through various planned events and activities.
Project Outline:
This 12-week summer internship with the Outcomes Research & Data Science (ORDS) team within US Value and Evidence Generation seeks to develop students interested in a career in the pharmaceutical industry in a quantitative-focused role. The internship will focus on value-based contracts, payer insights & partnerships, and exploratory data analysis primarily utilizing administrative claims data, electronic medical records, and modeling. In this remote internship (depending on COVID and on the intern’s location at the time of the internship), the intern will have the opportunity to interact with an interdisciplinary team at Takeda including colleagues in the following roles: Account Medical Leads, Commercial Account Directors, Forecasting, HEOR, Market Access and Channel Strategy, and Strategic Partnerships. By the end of the internship, the student will have a good understanding of value-based contracting and innovative payment models, cross-functional work, estimating and communicating business risk, and the role of exploratory data analysis and payer insights in making decisions within a pharmaceutical company.
How you will contribute:
- Deadline-driven with a high level of organizational and planning skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and oral and written communication skills; he or she also has the ability to work well in teams, effectively manage projects, and present ideas clearly and concisely.
- Global mindset to grow in a diverse work environment
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Innovative problem solving and having the ability to distill and to communicate very advanced data approaches (e.g., methodologies, probability, statistics, etc.) to senior leadership and to internal/external stakeholders are key to the type of work that we do.
What you bring to Takeda:
- Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis
- Must be available full time (40 hours/week) a minimum of 12 weeks during the Summer months
- Minimum GPA 3.0/4.0
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Undergraduate, Graduate, PhD, MD student with at least one year of university studies before internship.
- Preference will be given for students having completed at least one year of a quantitatively-focused graduate degree program (MS or PhD) with a focus on health care including actuarial science, applied data analytics, data science, economics, epidemiology, health services research, outcomes research, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy administration, or similar degree programs
- Experience in SAS, R, Python, and/or modeling experience using Excel or similar tools is desirable.
- Administrative claims data and knowledge of healthcare coding systems is a plus.
- Return to university for at least one semester post-internship
- Takeda does not provide student housing or housing stipends
More about us:
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
Location & Salary Information:
- Summer 2022 Internship role will be remotely/hybrid/onsite based
- Intern pay rate ranges are from $18/hour to $45/hour, depending on students level in their undergraduate or graduate program and level professional experience
Empowering our people to shine:
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
Effective November 1, 2021, absent an approved religious or medical reason, all US office-based and lab-based Takeda employees who work fully on-site or in a hybrid model (as determined by Takeda) must be fully vaccinated to work at a Takeda site or to engage with Takeda colleagues or anyone else on behalf of Takeda. As of the same date, absent an approved religious or medical reason, US field-based employees, employees must be fully vaccinated in order to continue in their current roles. US employees who work at a Takeda manufacturing facility, and those who work at a BioLife center or BioLife lab, may be subject to different guidelines. Candidates are encouraged to speak with their recruiter to seek further information on the applicable guidelines for the Business Unit/Function for which they have applied.
This posting is made in compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, C.R.S. § 8-5-101 et seq
EEO Statement
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.