Biostatistics Intern

Why Sarepta? Why Now?

The promise of genetic medicine has arrived, and Sarepta is at the forefront. We hold leadership positions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs), and we currently have more than 40 programs in various stages of development in gene therapy, RNA and gene editing. In 2023, we launched our fourth therapy and the first ever gene therapy to treat Duchenne.

We're looking for people who see unlimited potential in themselves and who are motivated by an unwavering commitment to patients.

What Sarepta Offers

At Sarepta, we care deeply about all the people in our community and believe in the importance of supporting them in all aspects of their lives. We aspire to maintain a culture that acknowledges people bring their whole selves to work, and we will strive to help everyone in our community integrate their work and personal lives while maintaining productivity.

The Importance of the Role

The Opportunity to Make a Difference

• The intern will be responsible for developing understanding of the company's data on key efficacy measurements, perform analysis of repeated measures data and time to event data.

• The intern will perform statistical simulations in SAS, R, Python to assess different statistical methods/models and their performance.

• Perform ad-hoc and exploratory statistical analyses as needed.

• Support and contribute to the preparation of publications, including manuscripts, posters, and oral presentations.

More about You

• MS or equivalent in statistics, biostatistics or related field, preferably a PhD candidate

• Proficiency in statistical methods, including generalized linear mixed models, survival analysis.

• Ability to handle large data in SAS and R and perform statistical simulations

• Knowledge and hands-on experience with causal inference, machine learning, artificial intelligence (e.g., General Adversarial Networks, Transformers, Bayesian Networks), survival analysis, propensity score methods, external control comparison, Bayesian methods desirable

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to effectively communicate statistical and data science concepts in a clear and concise manner to non-technical audience.

• Good organizational skills, sufficient to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

• Team player, with ability to collaborate successfully across functions.

• Candidates must be legally allowed and available to work full-time for up to 12 weeks in the summer of 2025

Program Timeline:

This application is for a 12-week summer internship program that will start on May 19th and conclude on August 8th, 2025.

What Now?

We're always looking for solution-oriented, critical thinkers.

So, if you're comfortable with ambiguity and candor, relish challenging yourself, and place kindness and integrity at the forefront of how you approach your peers and work, then we encourage you to apply.