2023 Intern, Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- Employer
- Moderna, Inc.
- Location
- Cambridge, MA
- Start date
- Sep 10, 2022
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- Discipline
- Science/R&D, Infectious Disease, Pathology, Epidemiology
- Required Education
- Masters Degree/MBA
- Position Type
- Full time
- Hotbed
- Genetown, Best Places to Work
Job Details
The Role:
Moderna is a fast-paced biotechnology company. The objective of this Internship at Moderna is to gain a high-level understanding of vaccine development programs. The Intern will learn how a biotechnology company assesses and reviews epidemiology information to inform the strategic direction of the program.
For this role the Intern will support the Lead Epidemiologist to provide surveillance information on influenza and other respiratory diseases around the world and assist in conducting epidemiological studies.
Our program offers one start date on Monday, June 5. All applicants must be available for a minimum of 10 weeks to participate in the program.
This position is limited to individuals who are legally authorized to work in the United States and do not require company sponsorship for work eligibility.
Heres What Youll Do:
Be introduced to the cross-functional team and key functional leads responsible for delivering to the Program development strategy and goals.
Develop a base knowledge of mRNA drug development and decision-making for infectious disease and vaccines.
Provide summaries of influenza surveillance based on publicly reported data
Contribute to maintaining and improving surveillance dashboards
Support literature review and identify knowledge gaps for influenza and co-circulating respiratory diseases
Participate in real-world data analysis projects with Health Economics Outcomes Research
Heres What Youll Bring to the Table:
Currently enrolled in an advanced degree program in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, Global Health, or another pharmaceutical-related field.
Microsoft Office Suite skills
Programming (SAS, R, etc.) desired but not required.
Prior co-op or internship experience is preferred
Self-motivated and possess the desire to drive a project to completion. Flexible and can work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Legal authorization to work in the US
Moderna is pleased to provide you with an innovative suite of benefits, including:
- Free premium access to meditation and mindfulness classes
- Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
- Generous paid time off, including:
Vacation, sick time and holidays
Volunteer time to participate within your community
Discretionary winter shut down - Location-specific perks and extras!
Candidates should be aware that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot once eligible. Newly hired employees must be vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.
About Moderna
In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com.
Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.
Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
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Company
Moderna is advancing messenger RNA (mRNA) science to create a new class of transformative medicines for patients. Moderna’s platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, providing the Company the capability to pursue in parallel a robust pipeline of new development candidates. Moderna is developing therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases and cardiovascular diseases, independently and with strategic collaborators.
mRNA is now a turning point in the history of science, medicine, technology, even humankind itself. With this breakthrough discovery, many of the world’s biggest and most challenging medical problems are no longer a question of “how?” but merely a question of “when?”
Come with us as we pursue the uncharted reaches of possibility and make your mark on the future of medicine.
Stock Symbol:
MRNA
Stock Exchange:
USNASDAQ GS
- Website
- https://modernatx.com/
- Phone
- 617-714-6500
- Location
-
200 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA
United States
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