- Gain exposure to the biotechnology industry, by working in a biological facility and laboratory
- Gain insight into product development, government contract work, or commercial services
- Gain practical experience through collaboration and mentorship with seasoned and well respected biotech scientist and business professionals
- Network and socialize with bright-minded budding biologists
Responsibilities
- Collaboratively write scripts to automate Next-Generation Sequencing instrument data transfer between Windows and Linux servers, and collate associated metadata.
- Participate in code reviews to ensure scripts meet quality standards.
- Help in the design and creation of a relational database for next generation sequencing metadata.
- Develop a data visualization dashboard using R Shiny or a related data science web app publishing platform.
- Follow SOPs and procedures, accurate documentation and presentation of data.
Qualifications
Program Qualifications:
- Minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Rising 3rd or 4th Year Undergraduate, enrolled in an accredited university and working toward a degree in biology, microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, bioinformatics, computer engineering or a related science.
- Must meet one of the Deemed Export Control Rules as: A citizen or national of the United States; person lawfully admitted for permanent residence (a holder of a Form I-551 or “green card”); person admitted as a refugee; person granted asylum; or temporary resident granted amnesty under the 1986 legalization program.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Major or minor in computer science / related major preferred.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to perform tasks that require accuracy, attention-to-detail, and technical proficiency.
- Advanced general computing skills.
- Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems, especially via command line interface
- Coursework or practical experience scripting in one of the following: R, Python, Bash, or a related scripting language(s).
- Coursework or practical experience with relational databases and SQL; familiarity with database visualization.
- Familiarity with Next-Generation Sequencing data or large sequencing analyses or datasets.
