Intern - Bioinformatics

Asuragen

316d • $16 - $23

About The Position

By joining Bio-Techne, you'll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. This position is for a graduate intern who will contribute to development of long-read sequencing data analysis, focusing on variant identification and reporting. This role will involve hands-on work with existing workflows (using Nextflow), data analysis, and collaboration with the software team to optimize and scale analyses. The intern will facilitate efficient processing of large-scale genomic datasets, contributing to advancements in data analysis. This internship provides an opportunity to gain practical experience in bioinformatics in a cutting-edge research environment.

Requirements

• Must be a currently enrolled student pursuing a graduate-level degree in a field relevant to the internship.
• Must be able to work full-time during the duration of the internship program.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Proficiency in Nextflow workflow development and execution.
• Strong command-line skills and experience with Linux/Unix environments.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with long-read sequencing data analysis (Oxford Nanopore Technologies).
• Understanding of genomics and bioinformatics principles.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Modify and execute existing pipelines for long-read sequencing data analysis.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to pipeline execution and performance.
• Work closely with the software team to integrate and improve existing pipelines.
• Document pipeline workflows, analysis results, and best practices.
• Present findings and progress updates to the team.
• Contribute to the creation of user documentation.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• 401k plans.
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
• Health Saving Account (HSA).
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Dependent Care FSA.
• Mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs.
• Employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives.
• Accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Master's degree