Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, with offices in Boston, Massachusetts, and Dublin, Ireland. For more than 30 years, Ionis has been the leader in RNA-targeted therapy, pioneering new markets and changing standards of care with our novel antisense technology. Ionis currently has three marketed medicines and a premier late-stage pipeline highlighted by industry-leading cardiovascular and neurological franchises. Our scientific innovation began and continues with the knowledge that sick people depend on us, which fuels our vision to become the undisputed leader in genetic medicine, utilizing a multi-platform approach to discover, develop and deliver life-transforming therapies.
As the first company to fully harness the power of RNA technology for human therapeutics, Ionis’ platform continues to revolutionize drug discovery and transform lives for patients with unmet needs. We are building upon our innovative research and drug development excellence to provide greater value to patients, and we are well positioned financially to deliver on our strategic goals.
Ionis is a challenging, motivating and rewarding environment designed to foster innovation and scientific excellence. Our success is a direct result of our outstanding employees. We are interested in bringing together a diverse group of individuals with different skill sets and perspectives into this creative environment to be part of a productive and inclusive team. Join us and experience our unique culture while you develop and expand your career.
Evidence Generation, Medical Affairs
Summary:
Medical Evidence Generation provides clinically relevant data that increases confidence with clinicians and patients in the expected benefits and risk of treatment with Ionis’ medicines and facilitates treatment and better health for all appropriate patients. A 2024 intern on our team will have the opportunity to work cross-functionally on several Evidence Generation projects across therapeutic areas. The intern will have the opportunity to learn about and leverage a wide array of publicly available resources and internal databases. Further, he/she will have opportunities to join team activities and meetings with the Medical Evidence Generation team and our cross-functional partners, such as Clinical Development, Market Access, Portfolio Planning and Market Insights, Health Economics and Outcomes Research.
Program Highlights:
- The program is designed to complement a student’s undergraduate and/or graduate studies with relevant, hands-on industry experience
- Ionis offers paid positions
- Weekly stipend
- Professional Networking
- Fun Group Outings
- End-of-program project presentations
- Housing/Travel assistance available for eligible, out-of-area interns
- Networking and bonding social events
- Interaction with diverse and motivated teams/departments
Responsibilities:
- Search the literature for epidemiological studies on conditions of interest to Ionis and summarize these studies – The intern will use Embase, PubMed and Google Scholar to conduct literature searches; Abstract identified data elements in a systematic fashion; Curate articles; Add relevant information to Ionis’ Epi Hub
- Participate in study design for registries and other Medical Affairs studies – The intern will provide background research needed to inform studies; Review and/or develop data elements for these studies; Provide input into study methodology
- Study database development - The intern will participate in study database development and data collection; Utilize internal databases to perform queries on conditions of interest
Requirements:
- MUST be currently enrolled in a U.S. Graduate Degree Program (Masters or Doctoral) with a focus on outcomes research, biostatistics, data science or epidemiology and not graduating prior to the completion of the Ionis internship MUST be able to begin internship between 6/11 and 6/17/2024
- MUST be able and willing to remain in program through at least 8/16/2024
- MUST be able and willing to commit to a minimum 40-hour work week
- This position will be Remote
Please visit our website, http://www.ionispharma.com for more information about Ionis and to apply for this position; reference requisition # IONIS00####
The pay scale for this position is $18 to $23 per hour.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. PRINCIPALS ONLY. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS April 22, 2024. PLEASE INCLUDE A COVER LETTER RELEVANT TO THE POSITION APPLYING FOR. THE EVALUATION PROCESS MAY COMMENCE PRIOR TO THIS DEADLINE.
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