The posting
If your background is in Computer Science and Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Management Information Systems, or an interest in those areas plus a background in Life Sciences, learn more about internships at Charles River Associates!
About Charles River Associates
Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations and governments around the world. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its combination of industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis that provide clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.
Practices seeking to hire interns with this profile include (hiring locations listed):
- Life Sciences/Analytics (New York) Our Life Sciences/Analytics team applies advanced analytics to provide unbiased and vendor-agnostic insights and recommendations.
Learn more about our work by reviewing our Services and Industries on our website.
Position Overview
Our Summer Analyst/Associate Internship program mirrors the analyst experience to give you an understanding of our business and experience project work at Charles River Associates. Throughout the 8-10 week program, Analyst/Associate Interns work alongside senior colleagues to deliver live client consulting projects within the practice area. Along the way, you’ll benefit from professional development and wellness support programs, social events to connect you with peers and a collegial work environment. Successful interns will be offered a full-time position following graduation.
During the Data Analytics Internship program, you may work on many aspects of a project:
- 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
This is NOT a technical IT role but a consulting position requiring strong analytics, problem-solving and communication skills.
Qualifications
- 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
How To Apply
To be considered for the Summer 2027 Analyst/Associate Internship program, we require:
- Resume – please include current address, personal email and telephone number;
- Cover letter – please describe your interest in CRA and how this role matches your goals. Also, please note if you have interest in a particular practice and/or a location preference;
- Transcript – may be unofficial. Note: you must be graduating from a bachelor's or master's degree program for this role. If you are graduating from an MBA/PhD program or have work experience, please visit our Careers site to see current open roles.
If you are interested in applying for one of our international locations, please visit our Careers site to view and apply for available jobs.
Candidate resume review will commence November 1 and continue on a rolling basis until positions are filled.
Work Location Flexibility
CRA creates a work environment that enables our colleagues to benefit from being together in the office to best deliver on our promise of career growth, mentorship and inclusivity. At the same time, we recognize that individuals realize a range of benefits when working from home periodically. We currently ask that individuals spend 3 to 4 days a week on average working in the office, with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team.
Our Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
The city of New York requires CRA to include a good-faith estimate of the wage range for this role. This range is specific to individuals applying to work in our New York office and considers several factors including but not limited to experience, education level, and expertise. A good-faith estimate of the base wage range for this role is $30 - $37.50 per hour; actual total compensation may also include benefits and bonus.
