Biostatistician Intern (1 Position)

Job Summary

Ifakara Health Institute is seeking a Biostatistician Intern who will receive training and become part of the team that is involved in performing routine and specialized tasks in the implementation of the MSMT2 project. The Intern will have the opportunity to undertake training in statistical and analytical work related to the MSMT2 project, and contribute to individual data-driven research projects. The Internship will provide hands-on experience in data management, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of findings for studies from different areas of research.

Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of a successful candidate shall include theoretical and hands-on training in the following areas:

• Undertake hands-on training to familiarize himself/herself with the data generated by the MSMT2 project and data-analytics to support malaria molecular surveillance in Tanzania.
• Work with the MSMT2 project team in the analysis of real-world biomedical data focusing on malaria molecular surveillance.
• Undertake tailored training for developing statistical computing skills in one of the programming languages (R, STATA, python or SAS) used in the analysis of project data.
• Take part in the MSMT2 mentorship programme and work towards understanding options of higher studies or careers in Biostatistics.
• Take part in the preprocessing and cleaning of raw data prior to statistical analysis.
• Work with the MSMT2 project team in applying statistical models (e.g., linear regression, logistic regression, survival analysis) to research questions.
• Participate in the process of generating statistical reports and presentations for use by other members of the project, collaborators and partners.
• Attending and contributing to research meetings, discussions, and journal clubs organized by the MSMT2 project.
• Participate in the MSMT2 project training courses for developing his/her skills in manuscript preparation for scientific publication.
• Take part in data management (Clean, process, and analyze) and updating the existing data base.
• Take part in and perform any other activities or duties as may be determined by the Project Principal Investigator and other superiors.

Desired Skills

The position requires some practical and technical abilities as an important potential for training to enable the candidate to acquire key skills of high relevance to the MSMT2 project.

• The applicant should have complex problem-solving skills, decision-making, independence, critical thinking, time management, and teamwork skills.
• The applicant must have the ability to work well with minimal supervision.

Qualifications Required

Essential Qualifications

• Holder of a bachelor of science degree in either mathematics and statistics, biostatistics, or data science acquired within the past 24 months (2 years).
• Pass in the first degree with a minimum GPA of 3.8 and with exceptional ability for science leadership development.

Required Experience

Experience in genomics and practical skills in different molecular biology techniques (laboratory scientists), mathematical/statistical modelling (intern in biostatistics) and at least one (1) year of experience in a similar field will have an added advantage.

• Experience with data visualization tools (R).

Preferred Language Skills

The applicant must have good verbal and written communication skills; with good commands of both Kiswahili and English.

Job Opening Date

15-Jan-2026

Job Closing Date

28-Jan-2026