Internships in Clinical Data Science: A Brief Report

Abstract

Field-based learning opportunities are considered to be an important and increasingly relevant part of professional learning in the biomedical sciences. The purpose of this study was to document internship opportunities in the combined fields of clinical data management and clinical data science among those attending the Society for Clinical Data Management 2022 annual conference. At the time of the survey there were 276 internship positions staffed across 47 organizations representing pharmaceutical, academic, clinical research, software development, and medical device companies, suggesting ample opportunities for those who wished to gain experience in such organizations. The greatest percentage of internships reported were in the United States, but with a wide range of opportunities worldwide.