The Biostatistics Internship offers motivated individuals an opportunity to spend a summer placement within the Department of Biostatistics at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Interns will be matched to a Biostatistics faculty member and work within their team, and the internship will be project-focused with exposure to various components of our working environment. The internship is in Memphis, TN.
Candidates should note that our internships are full-time learning experiences. You should expect to be available Monday through Friday during standard office hours starting June 2 to August 11, 2025 (some flexibility on dates may be determined on a case-by-case basis).
Typical Learning Opportunities
As an experiential and immersive program, you will develop and hone your practical skills in a broad range of areas including:
- Processing, analysis, and presentation of data
- Design of data collection instruments and data management systems
- Statistical techniques
- Reporting and interpretation of results and explanations
- Software, statistical methodologies, and statistical writing through real-world applications
- Additionally, you may take part in a variety of activities such as hospital tours, networking opportunities, building relationships with a variety of professionals across the institution, and have access to a dedicated mentor, to continue developing new skills.
Education Required
- Interested candidates must be enrolled in an accredited college undergraduate or graduate program.
- Candidates are accepted from all majors; an interest in math, statistics, data science, or computer science is preferred. 3.0 GPA or above. GPA will be validated by transcripts and communication with the advisor.
- If undergraduate, the candidates must be entering junior or senior year to be considered.
How to Apply
To apply, submit a cover letter and resume as separate pdf formatted attachments. Please also fill out a separate short survey, which helps us to expedite the review process.
Your cover letter should include a statement on how participation in this internship would support your academic and career goals. Applicants are encouraged to review the St. Jude Biostatistics faculty research interests and to highlight any faculty members who share the applicant's interests.
Any previous internships or work experience should be included on the resume with a description of the applicant’s roles and contributions during these experiences.
Deadline to Submit Application
The application deadline for the Summer 2025 internship is January 10, 2025. Due to the volume of applicants, we cannot accept late applications.
Following the application process, some applicants will be selected for interviews with potential mentors. The successful candidates will be selected from the interviewed applicants.
Successful candidates will qualify for a stipend. Subject to availability, St. Jude may have reduced-priced housing, but the selected intern remains responsible for any housing expenses. Food, transportation and other expenses are also the responsibility of the selected intern.
Questions?
Please email BiostatIntern@stjude.org with any questions.