Job Description

You aspire to have your work and your expertise matter—to be part of something bigger than any one person. Become a part of Biogen’s vision through our Co-op Program! Biogen’s Co-op Program is a 6-month, full-time experience where you will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge beyond the classroom, partner with industry-leading professionals, and network from fellow students as you engage in exciting projects. Together, we pioneer.

The Digital and Quantitative Medicine (DQM) group within Biogen R&D is built around a scientific paradigm that is designed to enable methods to more accurately quantify health state. Such methods will enable a higher level of refinement and specificity in Biogen’s approach to research. One of the primary responsibilities of DQM is to conduct assessments of clinical measurement technologies. This is achieved by rapidly and iteratively testing new methods in human subjects, and generating, visualizing and interacting with large complex datasets in a highly collaborative environment.

This candidate will help develop new analytical tools to measure a subject’s responses to digital tests in cognition. Responsibilities include development of new machine learning and/or deep learning to identify experimental results for automated analysis.  These efforts will contribute to the development of a digital tools that may be used in multiple clinical endeavors across Biogen.

In this role, the candidate will obtain experience working with the Quantitative Biology team within DQM and become familiar with working in a matrixed environment to expand knowledge of medicine, especially with respect to functional measures in relevant disease and clinical trial design. The candidate will also gain experience with the design and running of clinical research studies as well as Good Clinical Practice procedures.

Qualifications

• Completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in computer science, data analytics or machine learning
• Demonstrates a strong ability and drive to identify, analyze and solve problems
• Fluent with Python programming language and data analysis packages
• Familiarity with image processing software such as OpenCV a plus
• Interest in neuroscience a plus

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BIOGEN INTERN OR CO-OP PROGRAM, STUDENTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
• Enrollment in a full-time undergraduate or graduate program, returning to the academic program following Biogen Intern or Co-op assignment
• Minimum grade point average of 3.2 preferred
• At least 18 years of age prior to the scheduled start date
• Completed at least one year of undergraduate studies

EDUCATION

At least a junior at an undergraduate institution preferably working toward a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Engineering, Neuroscience, or a related field.

Additional Information

This co-op is from January - June 2020.

The Digital and Quantitative Medicine (DQM) group within Biogen R&D is built around a scientific paradigm that is designed to enable methods to more accurately quantify health state. Such methods will enable a higher level of refinement and specificity in Biogen’s approach to research. One of the primary responsibilities of DQM is to conduct assessments of clinical measurement technologies. This is achieved by rapidly and iteratively testing new methods in human subjects, and generating, visualizing and interacting with large complex datasets in a highly collaborative environment.