Population Health Science Placement - Research & Science

British American Tobacco UK has an exciting opportunity for an UNDERGRADUATE INTERN – Population Health Science in Southampton – Fixed-term (12 months)

We have an exciting opportunity for a student who is currently undertaking a degree in Public Health, Population Health, Data Science, Biomedical/Health Informatics, or a related discipline, ideally with relevant modules or interest in epidemiology, population health, health data or real-world evidence to join our Research & Science function, based in Southampton, for a 12-month undergraduate placement.

This placement is with our Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) Science team within the wider Global Life Science (GLS) department. THR seeks to reduce smoking-related harm by supporting adult smokers who would otherwise continue to smoke to switch completely to non-combustible tobacco and nicotine alternatives. Population evidence is used to understand who uses these products, how behaviours change, what health outcomes result, and what the potential overall impact on population health is likely to be.

The placement student will gain experience in evidence mapping, epidemiology, real-world evidence (RWE), surveillance, digital health and strategic scientific planning, while contributing to a priority project with clear business and scientific relevance.

This role is due to start in September 2027, and we will be shortlisting applications and carrying out video/ online interviews whilst the advert is live. We will look to make an offer to the successful candidate as close to the closing date as possible. However, the vetting and onboarding processes for successful candidates won’t begin until the role is opened in our system, which is likely to be later in 2027, so we will contact successful candidates again to commence these processes when the position opens.

We reserve the right to close this advert before the 31st of December if we have a high level of applications.

• Conduct structured literature searches in Pub Med, Embase and review newly published epidemiology, RWE and surveillance studies
• Create and maintain evidence repository
• Create visual summaries of evidence strengths and gaps
• Compile an inventory of tobacco and nicotine surveillance systems and national health surveys/studies globally.
• Assess suitability of registries and databases for studying health outcomes.
• Map relevant digital health platforms and emerging evidence-generation approaches, including potential data-access opportunities.
• Create a database of relevant academic institutions, cohort owners and research networks.
• Contribute to scientific reports, white paper and/or manuscripts arising from the project, where appropriate.
• Work cross-functionally with colleagues across Health Outcomes, Digital & Data Sciences, Consumer Behaviour, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs to synthesise findings.

• Students working towards an undergraduate degree in Data Science, Biomedical Informatics, Public Health, Population Health Science, or a related discipline with modules or interest focused on Epidemiology and Real-World Evidence
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical findings into practical recommendations
• Strong organisation, time management and collaboration skills
• Curiosity, independent thinking and a proactive approach to problem solving
• Beneficial:
  Experience with literature reviews and analysis and interpretation of public health data (i.e., prevalence of cigarette and other tobacco and nicotine product use, disease rates, observational and clinical study data)

• We offer a market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility)
• Our range of benefits varies by…