R&D DSDH Global Functions Intern

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.
Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal.

Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com
Job Function:
Career Programs
Job Sub Function:
Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op
Job Category:
Career Program
All Job Posting Locations:
San Diego, California, United States of America
Job Description:
Intern, R&D Data Science Digital Health – Global Functions
Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements.
Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine 
An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified.
However, all applications will be considered.
Position Overview:
In this role, you will work with colleagues in the JNJ Innovative Medicine R&D Data Science & Digital Health (DSDH) organization and partner with key businesses across JNJ Innovative Medicine (formerly Janssen).
The R&D DSDH team within JJIM is driven to meaningfully change the trajectory of disease with transformational medicines to advance the care of patients in the communities we serve.
The team uses a diverse set of data and tools, along with platform solutions to answer impactful analytical questions and inform key projects from discovery all the way through late development.
This role sits within the DSDH Global Functions team and works cross-functionally to assess and implement state-of-the-art translational analytics and research that will inform on inclusion/exclusion criteria for protocol development.
Responsibilities:
* Programmatically aggregating and evaluating outcomes and adverse events across multiple large internal/external sources
* Design, develop, and validate models to automate disease and outcome severity assessment
* Automate ETL processes in protocol optimization
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support data science initiatives in early-stage protocol optimization
* Create and maintain documentation of data processes and procedures.
* Communicate data-related findings and insights to stakeholders.
 
Requirements:
* Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Biomedical Engineering, Bioinformatics, Computational biology, or related degree (graduation date must extend past the internship end date).
* If an undergraduate, student must be at least a sophomore at time of application
* Possess a strong understanding of Biomedical Informatics, Biomedical terminology, Statistics, Digital Health, or related field as proven by current or prior coursework
* Familiarity with EHR and medical claims data
* Have experience with large database queries, construction, and automated ETL processes using SQL/Python/R
* Possess strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
* Strong interest in the exploration of innovative research using Digital Health, Real World Data, and gaining data and biomedical domain knowledge.
* Intellectual curiosity, attention to detail, and a collaborative work approach
 
Preferred:
* Coursework or background in Epidemiology, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and other Life Sciences.
* Prior independent, graduate, or classroom research experience on a data-focused project.
* Able to travel to on-site location in La Jolla, California
 
For consideration in the Janssen Intern program, you must meet the following requirements: 
* Permanent US work authorization without the need for sponsorship now, or in the future (F1 or H1B requires sponsorship in future)
* Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, which is reflective of all college coursework
* Be currently enrolled and pursuing a Master’s, PhD, or MD degree
* Masters/PhD/MD students must have earned undergraduate degree after May 2025
* Ability to work full time (40 hours a week) for the full term.
Planned dates of January 5th, 2026, through March 27th, 2026
Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future.

Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually requires future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.
 
Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law.
We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
 
Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation,  external applicants please contact us via  https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers .
internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
23$ per hour to 51.50$ per hour
Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
The anticipated base pay for this position is between 23$ per hour and 51.50$ per hour but will be based on candidate's program year, discipline, degree and/or experience.
This position is overtime eligible.
Intern/Co-ops may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as medical insurance, sick time, holiday pay, and the Company’s consolidated retirement plan in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.
Housing stipend will be offered for those that qualify.
This position is ineligible for severance.
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Required Skill Profession

Computer Occupations