Biostatistics student intern Review
at Amgen
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical
Cambridge
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.7 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Creating programs in the Statistical software SAS and R to aid senior statisticians in their roles. Such as tables breaking down enrolment in certain countries or graphs showing the efficacy of treatments. Other tasks included online training and meetings between other members of the team.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes throughout the placement I was given larger tasks with less direct guidance and input from my line manager
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Communication
Organisation
Teamwork
SAS and R software skills
Organisation
Teamwork
SAS and R software skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Support was always available and my manager was more than happy to talk through and explain any problems I encountered with my work
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Everyone was friendly and kind
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
It was great! I learnt so much and it has been exceeding beneficial for helping me in my current career path
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Amgen
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Amgen to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Amgen
To research the company and the area of pharmaceuticals
Local Safety Officer and Pharmacovigilance Operations Placement Worker
at Amgen
- Placement (10 Months+)
- Cambridge
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4.9
