2026 Summer Internship Program: Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics Intern

Takeda • Boston, MA

12d • $21 - $46 • Hybrid

About The Position

Takeda’s QCP & PMX is an integral part of the broader Quantitative Pharmacology & Translational Sciences organization within the R&D Data and Quantitative Sciences unit. The mission of QCP and PMX is to globally advance therapeutics by finding the right dose for the right patients with a purpose of maximizing benefit over risk. The model-based meta-analysis (MBMA) is crucial to enhance decision-making in the clinical development of multiple internal assets within Takeda’s Oncology therapeutic area. In this role, the QCP & PMX intern will establish a MBMA framework for predicting long-term outcomes (OS/PFS) from the short-term endpoints (ORR, CR, PR etc.) to support early go/no-go decisions and improve future clinical trial designs.

Requirements

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship
• Must be currently enrolled in a degree program graduating December 2026 or later
• The internship program is 10- 12 weeks depending on the two start dates ( May 26 th -August 14 th or June 15 th - August 21 st )
• The intern must be able to commit to one of these time frames
• Able to work full time 40 hours a week during internship dates
• This position will be hybrid in the Cambridge office.
• The candidate must be pursuing a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, Biostatistics, or another relevant field (Candidates with applied projects in Clin Pharm/PMx during their senior Ph.D. years with prior internship experience are preferred).
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic concepts in PK/PD and biostatistics.
• Be acquainted with standard techniques of model building, validation, and simulations.
• Be motivated to conduct hands-on analyses in the context of clinical drug development with the ultimate goal of bringing back useful insights into the drug-development teams who do not have this kind of background.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in using R/Rstudio software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Literature review: Latest publications & MBMA methodology.
• Building a comprehensive database for conducting hands-on analyses.
• Model building (link short-term endpoints to PFS/OS) and validation.
• Conducting head-to-head clinical trial simulations.
• Benchmarking Takeda’s internal assets against SoC/external competitors in early development and inform clinical development plan within the oncology space.

Benefits

• Paid sick time
• Civic Duty paid time off
• Participation at company volunteer events
• Participation at company sponsored special events
• Access to on-site f itness c enter (where a vailable )
• Commuter Benefit: To offset your work-commute expenses, Takeda provides U.S. employees with a fixed monthly subsidy to be used for either public transportation (transit) or parking.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees