Pfizer Statistics Summer Internship - 2027
Pfizer Statistics Program
Summary
At Pfizer, there are more than 200 statisticians working across the drug development life cycle – from discovery, development, manufacturing to commercialization. Pfizer is recognized as an industry leader in the use of modeling and simulation to drive drug development. Statisticians are members of a collaborative team where each of the statistical, scientific, clinical, and clinical pharmacology disciplines bring their respective skills to deliver the very best study designs and analyses.
Job description
Overview
At Pfizer, there are more than 200 statisticians working across the drug development life cycle – from discovery, development, manufacturing to commercialization. Pfizer is recognized as an industry leader in the use of modeling and simulation to drive drug development. Statisticians are members of a collaborative team where each of the statistical, scientific, clinical, and clinical pharmacology disciplines bring their respective skills to deliver the very best study designs and analyses.
Job Description
This opportunity is a 12-week full-time internship between May and September taking place at a Pfizer site. This is a hands-on learning experience focusing on current project needs and will likely involve use of SAS, R, or other statistical software. The intern’s project will be biomedically oriented, with one-on-one supervision by one or multiple senior staff statisticians. As part of the internship program, the intern will prepare a written report and brief presentation summarizing the work and forming a permanent record of the intern’s efforts. Pfizer also offers an AI/ML track within this program that statistics students are encouraged to apply to.
Minimum Qualifications
- Be authorized to work in the U.S during the summer of 2027.
- Be an active graduate student enrolled in a full-time university program (an accredited college/university degree program) at the time of internship
- Have completed at least one year of graduate study by June 2027
- Be at least 18 years of age prior to the scheduled start date.
Preferred Qualifications
Graduate students in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related fields
Requirements
- Authorized to work in the U.S. during the summer of 2027
- Active graduate student enrolled in a full-time university program at the time of internship
- Completed at least one year of graduate study by June 2027
- At least 18 years of age prior to the scheduled start date
- Graduate students in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related fields (preferred)
Benefits
- Overtime pay
Company overview
The Pfizer Statistics Program represents the statistical and data sciences functions within Pfizer Inc., one of the world's premier biopharmaceutical companies. This specialized program encompasses both the statistical analysis capabilities that support Pfizer's drug development pipeline and the educational initiatives like the Breakthrough Fellowship Program that includes MS Statistics components. As part of Pfizer's Research & Development organization, the Statistics Program plays a critical role in clinical trial design, data analysis, regulatory submissions, and evidence generation for Pfizer's innovative medicines and vaccines. The program employs advanced statistical methodologies and data science techniques to ensure the scientific rigor and integrity of Pfizer's clinical research across therapeutic areas including oncology, internal medicine, immunology, and vaccines. Through its integration with Pfizer's global operations, the Statistics Program contributes to the company's mission of delivering breakthroughs that change patients' lives by providing robust statistical support from early discovery through post-marketing surveillance.