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Johnson & Johnson

Internship for Postdocs & Researchers at J&J Epidemiology

Time: Spring Term application period (three months)

About J&J, Global Epidemiology and the Rare Disease Epicenter

At Johnson & Johnson (J&J), we are working to create a world without disease. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease inspires us.

The Global Epidemiology team’s mission is to advance patient health by enabling informed decision-making through generating reliable real-world evidence (RWE) on the safety and benefits of J&J products.

The Rare Disease Epicenter is focused on building RWE capabilities to support research in rare diseases and small populations, such as pregnant, pediatric or elderly subgroups.

The Project

The goal of this project is to identify studies that used Bayesian statistical methods in RWE research in rare diseases:

• Systematic literature review of published RWE studies reporting use of Bayesian methods to answer research questions in rare diseases; clinical trials are purposefully excluded. Deliverable: list of use cases with description of methodological rational.
  
  
• Synthesis of these finding into a proposal for use of Bayesian methods in rare diseases.

This project will involve discussions with various stakeholders within and outside the Epidemiology department for alignment and to help contextualize and interpret findings. Besides Rare Disease Epicenter, day to day tasks would include regular meetings with colleagues from the Oncology team in Epidemiology department, Bayesian statistics expert group and Regulatory.

The intern will be based at the J&J Stockholm Office (Kolonnvägen 45, Solna), with possibility for remote work.

The candidate

· Holder of PhD in epidemiology, public health, or a related field.

· Good experience in systematic literature reviews. Has a good understanding of epidemiology study designs and analytical methods.

· Strong interest in pharmaceutical research.

· Has good communication, collaboration, and networking skills.

· Has good presentation skills; fluent oral and written English.

Contact information

Andrius Kavaliunas, Senior Manager Epidemiology, akavalin@its.jnj.com https://www.jnj.com/