Johnson & Johnson Posted November 13, 2026

Epidemiology Trainee

Allschwil, Switzerland Full time
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About this opportunity

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com .

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Career Programs

Job Sub Function:

Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

Job Category:

Career Program

All Job Posting Locations:

Allschwil, Basel-Country, Switzerland

Job Description:

Position Overview :

12 months full-time traineeship (recent PhD graduate) in an international healthcare company to grow your professional experience

Hybrid work under Johnson and Johnson´s Flex Policy, with three days per week in the office

Location: Switzerland, Basel Campus

Tasks & Responsibilities:

The scope of work is to support various teams of the global epidemiology department in the following tasks:

Identify fit-for-use European & other real-world data (RWD) sources and networks (e.g., health insurance claims, electronic health records, cancer registry data, federated RWD networks such as EHDEN), and supporting feasibility assessment, and analysis of such secondary RWD.

Support definition of phenotypes and cohorts and apply standardized tools to in-house as well as external RWD sources and federated data networks alongside other analysts.

Support the expansion of the AI-based RWD search and repository tools that generate insights across J&J’s therapeutic areas.

Contribute to epidemiology support to post-authorization life cycle management and cardiopulmonary therapeutic areas by developing study design, analysis, and results interpretation of real-world data.

Contribute to and review of epidemiology study documents as well as documents generated by other global departments such as Medical Safety, Market Access, Clinical Science, Medical Affairs

The trainee will work with other epidemiologists within the department and will be involved in the discussions to help contextualize and interpret the findings. The trainee will also have an opportunity to participate in other department events (e.g., educational webinars, team meetings, networking).

 

Qualifications - Education and Experience:

Holder of a PhD in epidemiology, public health.

 

Qualifications - Skills:

Good understanding of epidemiology study designs and analytical methods.

Good programing skills, preferably using R and/or SQL.

Strong interest in pharmaceutical research.

Good communication, collaboration, and networking skills.

Good presentation skills; fluent oral and written English.

Work authorization:

Swiss citizenship or a Swiss work permit valid through February 2028

 

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Biostatistics & Data Science
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Allschwil, Switzerland
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

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317Currently active
42Companies hiring similar roles
27Countries represented

Salary context

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Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Lowest disclosed · Intern, Biometrics · ModernaTX, Inc. $20/hr – $60/hr (≈ $41,600–$124,800/yr)
Highest disclosed · Executive Director, Biostatistics · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $271,600/yr – $407,400/yr
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