Research Intern
About The Position
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington. With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality. At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. The Setty Lab [setty-lab.org] at Fred Hutch is a computational biology lab focused on developing computational tools and methods for analysis of high throughput single-gene genomics data. We work in extensive collaborative partnerships with bench scientists to tackle questions related to cellular differentiation, lineage decisions, regulatory mechanisms, tumorigenesis and emergence of metastasis.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree or higher in biology, biochemistry, genetics, bioinformatics or related scientific field.
Responsibilities
- Design efficient async data pipelines connecting web interfaces to HPC-hosted datasets.
- Interface with massive single-cell data repositories containing millions of cells and thousands of genes.
Benefits
- retirement savings plan
- employee assistance program
- paid sick leave (1 hour for every 30 hours worked)
- prorated paid holidays (up to 13 days per year)
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Career Level
Intern
