Roshan Shrestha
PSM DSA Student, Graduated in December 2023, Worked as an Intern at Dematic
The Professional Science Master's (PSM) degree trains students in both science and professional skills to make them highly competitive in the workforce.
There are five PSM programs offered:
- Applied Statistics, M.S.
- Biostatistics, M.S.
- Cell and Molecular Biology (Biotechnology), M.S.
- Data Science and Analytics, M.S.
- Health Informatics and Bioinformatics, M.S.
PSM Contact
Anirudh Chowdhary
Director - PSM Programs
College of Computing
Telephone: (616) 331-6297
Email: [email protected]
WHY STUDY PSM AT GRAND VALLEY?
- The demand for professionals working in all five of the PSM fields is high, with projections continuing to trend upward in the coming years.
- Local partners such as Dematic, Van Data Consulting, Michigan State University, Steel Case and many others provide students with excellent internship and career opportunities.
- Graduates from all five programs are working at reputable companies nationwide, including Priority Health, Van Andel Research Institute, Meijer, Corewell Health, Integrated DNA Technologies, Cisco Systems, and NxGen MDx.
- All five programs are tailored toward working professionals, offering flexible schedules with evening classes. The two years of training are a combination of both coursework and professional internships.
COURSEWORK
Each program is tailored toward its respective subject. However, all five PSM programs have common characteristics. These include:
- interdisciplinary nature,
- internship component,
- involvement with the university and its industry partners,
- and emphasis on teamwork, professional skills, problem-solving, communication, scientific knowledge, and technical skills.
CAREER OPTIONS
Master's level cell and molecular biologists, statisticians and biostatisticians, and those working in health informatics/bioinformatics and data science often work in the following areas:
- Academic research laboratories
- Business intelligence
- Data management and analysis
- Drug development/clinical trials
- Evaluation of clinical trials data
- Healthcare data analysis
- Marketing analytics
- Business analytics
JOBS/INTERNSHIPS
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Company |
Job Title |
Link |
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan |
Biostatistician |
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Charles River Laboratories, Inc. |
Biostatistician |
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Corewell Health |
Manager, Advanced Analytics |
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Kelly Services |
Molecular Biologist |
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National Heritage Academies |
Data Analyst |
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University of Michigan |
Multiple Open Positions |
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PSM Events Calendar
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PSM Event |
Semester |
Date |
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PSM Social |
Fall 2024 |
September 18 and 19, 2024 |
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PSM Internship Workshop |
Fall 2024 |
September 27, 2024 |
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Bowling Mixer |
Fall 2024 |
October 18, 2024 |
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PSM Showcase |
Fall 2024 |
November 22, 2024 |
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Thanksgiving |
Fall 2024 |
November 26, 2024 |
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PSM Social |
Fall 2024 |
December 6, 2024 |
PSM students present their final poster projects to faculty, peers, and employers at the Annual PSM Showcase event.
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Jeffrey Trost
Interned at Dow Chemical, where his main goal was to create a new solution and improve the onboarding process for both new full-time Dow employees and contractors being hired for projects.
PSM Showcase Poster Presentations
Fall 2023
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Sydney Meyer
Interned at Montcalm Care Network as a Biostatistician Intern focusing on projects to help low-income patients.
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Zane Walters
Interned at Kent County to develop a cost-effective, reliable, accurate, and rapid method to identify COVID-19 variant composition in waste water.
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Isabelle Ciarrocchi
Interned at Annis Water Resources Institute as a Statistics Intern on 'Application of Survival Analysis to Censored Environmental Data'.
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Alexander Benjamin Lowe
Interned at National Heritage Academies as a Data Analytics Intern on a project using data to understand turnover rate factors within the company.
PSM SUCCESS STORIES
Spotlights
Diksha Shrestha
PSM Data Science and Analytics Student, Graduated in December 2023, Worked as a Data Scientist in Dematic
Durga Saranya Tummalapalli
PSM DSA Student, Graduated in December 2023, Data Analytics Intern at Vervint (OST)
Niraj Karki
PSM Health Informatics & Bioinformatics, Graduated in December 2023, Biostatistician at Corewell Health
Unai Amilleta Gonzalez
PSM Health Informatics & Bioinformatics Student, Intern at Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing
News and Events
Corewell Health Digital Services Intern Networking Event
Corewell Health is hosting a Digital Services Intern Networking Event on Monday, October 7th, from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM.
Sep 26, 2024
Graduate Writing Retreat
The GVSU Writing Center is hosting a Graduate Writing Retreat on Saturday, October 12th, from 10AM to 4PM
Sep 26, 2024
PSM Showcase 2023
Employee of the Year Award for 2022-2023 to Dematic. Dean Plotkowski and PSM Director Anirudh Chowdhary presented the award to Anita Charles, a representative from Dematic.
Dec 1, 2023
GVSU Professor Featured As Guest SPeaker at MichBio BioTalent Summit
Anirudh Chowdhary, Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Professional Science Master's (PSM) Programs Coordinator, was an invited guest speaker at MichBio's BioTalent Summit last month.
Mar 11, 2021
Health Informatics and Bioinformatics Students Win MGRS Awards
Two of the poster presentations from GVSU Health Informatics and Bioinformatics program won awards at this years Annual Midwest Graduate Research Symposium.
Apr 19, 2019