Computational Biology Co-Op
Description
Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative co-op to join our Computational Innovation department. As a co-op, you will contribute to data analysis that will help us discover new therapies for immune diseases. You will explore multiomics integration and AI approaches to assist with the analysis and integration of large multi-omics datasets to improve our understanding of disease mechanisms and to identify potential novel targets that may lead to the development of better treatments.
As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees
Duties & Responsibilities
• Strong scientific understanding and experience in bioinformatics
• Experience in Immunological disease a plus
• Design, implement and/or deploy NGS data analysis workflows for data processing, visualization, integration and mining to support novel therapeutic target identification
o Data Analysis: Implement methods for omics data analysis, interpretation of genomic data sets, and application of machine learning and deep learning algorithms
o Data Mining: Internal, collaborative, and public databases to assist in the characterization of Immune disease
Requirements
• Must be a current undergraduate, graduate or advanced degree student in good academic standing.
• Student must be enrolled at an accredited college or university for the duration of the co-op.
• Overall cumulative minimum GPA from last completed quarter/semester 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) preferred.
• Major or minor in related field of co-op.
• Undergraduate students must have completed at least 12 credit hours at current college or university.
• Graduate and advanced degree students must have completed at least 9 credit hours at current college or university.
Desired Experience, Skills and Abilities:
• Experience programming in R and Python, including the ability to write your own scripts
• Experience with scRNAseq, spatial transcriptomics, and AI algorithms
• Completed coursework in computational biology, especially molecular biology or bioinformatics
• Experience with Unix/command line tools is a plus
• Experience dealing with large amounts of data desirable
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good work ethic, ability to think creatively, and enjoyment of problem solving
Eligibility Requirements:
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
Compensation Data
This position offers an hourly rate of $20 to $33 commensurate to the level of degree program in which an applicant is actively enrolled. For an overview of our benefits please click here