Epidemiology Trainee

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Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

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Allschwil, Basel-Country, Switzerland

Position Overview

• 12 months full-time traineeship (recent PhD graduate) in an international healthcare company to grow your professional experience
• Hybrid work under Johnson and Johnson´s Flex Policy, with three days per week in the office
• Location: Switzerland, Basel Campus

Tasks & Responsibilities

The scope of work is to support various teams of the global epidemiology department in the following tasks:

• Identify fit-for-use European & other real-world data (RWD) sources and networks (e.g., health insurance claims, electronic health records, cancer registry data, federated RWD networks such as EHDEN), and supporting feasibility assessment, and analysis of such secondary RWD.
• Support definition of phenotypes and cohorts and apply standardized tools to in-house as well as external RWD sources and federated data networks alongside other analysts.
• Support the expansion of the AI-based RWD search and repository tools that generate insights across J&J’s therapeutic areas.
• Contribute to epidemiology support to post-authorization life cycle management and cardiopulmonary therapeutic areas by developing study design, analysis, and results interpretation of real-world data.
• Contribute to and review of epidemiology study documents as well as documents generated by other global departments such as Medical Safety, Market Access, Clinical Science, Medical Affairs

The trainee will work with other epidemiologists within the department and will be involved in the discussions to help contextualize and interpret the findings. The trainee will also have an opportunity to participate in other department events (e.g., educational webinars, team meetings, networking).

Qualifications - Education and Experience

• Holder of a PhD in epidemiology, public health.

Qualifications - Skills

• Good understanding of epidemiology study designs and analytical methods.
• Good programing skills, preferably using R and/or SQL.
• Strong interest in pharmaceutical research.
• Good communication, collaboration, and networking skills.
• Good presentation skills; fluent oral and written English.

Work authorization

• Swiss citizenship or a Swiss work permit valid through February 2028

Required Skills

Preferred Skills