Agios

Agios Pharmaceuticals is searching for a statistician Intern to join our statistic group.  The summer intern will have the opportunity to work with a senior statistician on a project involving statistic considerations and method in Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) development, including considerations in PRO in-trial validation and its impact on the analyses in the registration trials. Key Responsibilities Perform statistical, clinical, and regulatory literature reviews on various methodologies PRO development Develop SAS/R programs to implement these methodologies Perform other duties as assigned Give regular progress updates to manager and mentor Prepare a final report of work and make a presentation to the Biostatistics staff meeting and on intern poster day Minimum Requirements Currently enrolled in a graduate-level curriculum leading to a PhD in statistics, biostatistics or highly related field Completed at least two, preferable three, full years of graduate study before the start of the internship in summer Preferred Qualifications Solid statistical background with proven research abilities Strong written and verbal communication skills Prior internship or co/op experience Excellent programming skills in SAS, R; Highly motivated and detail oriented