(2028 Bachelor's/Master's graduates) Data Analytics Consulting Analyst/Associate Intern (Summer 2027)

Charles River Associates is a global consulting firm providing economic, financial, and business management expertise to law firms, corporations, and governments. The Data Analytics Consulting Analyst/Associate Intern will support life sciences consulting projects by applying data analytics, AI/ML, LLM, statistical modeling, and visualization techniques to healthcare and real-world evidence datasets, while communicating insights and contributing to client materials and research.

What you'll do:

• Apply data analytics, AI/ML, and LLM techniques in life sciences context to enhance clients’ understanding of key business, risk, strategic, or regulatory issues
• Work with large healthcare and real-world evidence (RWE) datasets (>100MM records) to generate critical insights that inform business strategy, regulatory, and litigation contexts
• Build statistical and machine learning models, cloud-based solutions, or custom visualizations to support applications such as disease area insights, drug launch strategy, and medical information query handling, leveraging AI and generative AI techniques
• Assist with the collection, loading, standardization, and identification of relevant data for analysis
• Communicate findings to your team members via visuals, data tables and models, and assist with the development of client materials
• Contribute to knowledge management and research activities beyond analytics, leveraging AI to synthesize literature and competitive landscape

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's or Master's (non-MBA) degree candidates graduating December 2027/Summer 2028 with a related academic focus (Computer Science and Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Management Information Systems, or related)
• Experience or strong interest in AI/ML, LLMs, cloud and data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, etc.)
• Strong analytical and technical skills, with experience in utilizing AI services or automation tools and scripts to expedite analyses
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership
• Proven initiative, leadership, teamwork, and time management
• Clear and demonstrated interest in life sciences consulting, shown through coursework, research, professional / academic activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events

Benefits:

• Professional development and wellness support programs
• Social events to connect you with peers
• A collegial work environment
• Successful interns will be offered a full-time position following graduation
• Career growth, mentorship and inclusivity
• Working from home periodically