Summer 2027 Epidemiology & RWE Analytics Intern

Merck; West Point (PA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Job summary

Merck invites qualified graduate students to apply for the 2027 Summer Internship within the BARDS Epidemiology and RWE Capabilities & Analytics group. Interns will work on multiple projects over 10–12 weeks, gaining experience in literature reviews, real-world data analysis, and visualization tools.

Presentations in internal or external forums are encouraged. Locations include West Point, PA; Upper Gwynedd, PA; Rahway, NJ; Boston, MA with a hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be currently enrolled in graduate school pursuing a PhD in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, data science, biomedical informatics, or related field; OR pursuing a PharmD with relevant epidemiology training.
• Must have completed at least 2 graduate semesters by May 30, 2027.

Responsibilities

• Summarize background information via targeted literature reviews.
• Conduct data analyses in real-world health data to understand data quality, disease patterns, or treatment patterns; develop and validate prediction models.
• Summarize and interpret study results; contribute to protocol development and manuscript writing.
• Develop and update visualization tools (dashboards, geospatial visuals) of real-world data.
• Contribute to materials explaining AI and ML methods; communicate findings to internal or external audiences.

Skills

SAS

SQL

R

Python

Literature review

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

PhD candidate in epidemiology/biostatistics/public health/data science/biomedical informatics

PharmD candidate with relevant training in epidemiology

Job description

Merck invites qualified graduate students to apply for the 2027 Summer Internship within the BARDS Epidemiology and RWE Capabilities & Analytics group. Interns will work on multiple projects over 10–12 weeks, gaining experience in literature reviews, real-world data analysis, and visualization tools.

Presentations in internal or external forums are encouraged. Locations include West Point, PA; Upper Gwynedd, PA; Rahway, NJ; Boston, MA with a hybrid work arrangement.