Intern, Translational Neuroscience
About The Position
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine Position Summary This 10-12 week internship is part of Johnson & Johnson’s Early in Career Program, designed to provide students with hands-on experience in cutting-edge research and development. The intern will contribute to translational neuroscience initiatives focused on precision medicine approaches for autoantibody-driven diseases.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a graduate or advanced undergraduate program in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Data Science, or a related field.
- Strong programming skills (e.g., Python, R) and experience with machine learning, statistical modeling, and data visualization.
- Familiarity with proteomics analysis and large-scale biological datasets.
- Ability to work independently and communicate findings effectively.
- Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future.
- Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually requires future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of neuroscience or immunology is a plus but not required.
Responsibilities
- Perform exploratory data analysis on large-scale proteomic datasets from public repositories (e.g., UK Biobank, GNPC) and internal J&J studies.
- Conduct clustering of disease indications and patient subgroups based on autoantibody status.
- Perform pathway enrichment analysis to identify biological processes linked to autoantibody generation.
- Investigate whether proteomic signatures can predict autoantibody presence across different disease indications.
- Summarize findings and contribute to early-stage predictive modeling approaches for autoantibody detection using proteomic or multi-omic data.
Benefits
- Co-Ops/Interns are eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan.
- Co-Ops and Interns are eligible for the following sick time benefits: up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington, up to 56 hours per calendar year.
- Co-Ops and Interns are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension).
- For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
