Internships, placements &
entry-level clinical roles at Parexel
At Parexel, our emerging talent opportunities offer a unique chance to current students and recent graduates to actively contribute to life-changing clinical research. Explore where your professional interests align with our purpose-driven work and let’s make a difference together, With Heart™!
With options available globally across various departments, you can find your perfect fit. Hiring for different programs kick off throughout the year based on business needs.
Internships
Financial Analyst Intern
During this 12-week internship, the Financial Analyst Intern will work alongside our Project Leaders to steer a set of projects to their targeted financial goals and acquire an understanding of project economics and profitability drivers.
Based in United States - Durham - North Carolina
AI Intern
The AI (Artificial Intelligence) intern will learn about the development and implementation of cutting-edge AI solutions during the AI period. This is an excellent opportunity for a student looking to gain hands-on experience within the clinical research industry.
Based in United States - Durham - North Carolina
Procurement Intern
As a Procurement Intern, you will have the opportunity to develop local and regional relationships with internal customer and suppliers. You will learn to analyze and understand customer requirements in order to provide advice and ongoing support to meet their business requirements.
Statistical Programmer Intern
You will support an experienced Statistical Programmer, who will mentor your training and development. The duties include producing datasets, working on statistical outputs such as statistical tables and graphs, and data listings, and utilizing SAS® Software.
Based in Sheffield, UK
Insights from internship participents

Bella - Corporate Sustainability Analyst (Former Intern)
“I wanted to work for a company with both a strong mission and values, so continuing my career at Parexel felt natural. My Corporate Service Internship set me up for success and made me feel confident that Parexel was somewhere I could envision myself working. I also chose Parexel because there is a lot of discovery in how to make clinical trials more sustainable and I want to play a part in the progress being made.”
Danielle - Statistical Programmer I (Former Intern)
"I joined Parexel with minimal experience and I was given the chance to grow exponentially. What I enjoy the most is working in a team that makes a difference. For me, finding the solution to a problem and using independent thinking and strategy to achieve the overarching goal is the best part of working in the clinical industry."

Placements
Associate Data Engineer
You will be involved in designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines using Microsoft Azure services, with a focus on DataBricks and PowerBI in a medallion architecture. The role encompasses the entire software development lifecycle, including prototyping, coding, testing, performance optimization, and collaboration with various teams for deployment and issue resolution.
Clinical Database Programmer
You work with close supervision to support various programming activities related to clinical systems, and/or the application of computer and communication technologies.
Based in Sheffield, UK or Bloemfontein, South Africa
Clinical Data Engineer
You work with close supervision to support various activities including managing data aggregation from various external sources and producing listings, reports and insights utilizing SAS® Software or the Data Management Workbench platform.
Based in Sheffield, UK or Bloemfontein, South Africa
Statistical Programmer
You will work with an assigned mentor to help with your training and development. Duties would include producing datasets, working on statistical outputs such as statistical tables and graphs, and data listings, and utilizing SAS® Software.
Based in Sheffield, UK
Biostatistician
You will support an experienced Biostatistician. Key responsibilities include producing data listings using efficient programming techniques, conducting statistical analyses under supervision, and creating statistical reports.
Based in Sheffield, UK
Entry-level Clinical Roles
Currently open positions
- Research Associate - Bilingual English/Japanese - Glendale, United States
- Research Associate (Chinese/English Bilingual) - Glendale, United States
- Research Associate (PerDiem) - Baltimore, United States
- Bilingual Research Associate (Japanese/English) - Baltimore, United States
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