
Data Science and Scientific Informatics Intern
MSD
internship
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cambridge • Massachusetts • New Jersey • United States
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Salary
💰 $39,600 - $105,500 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Assist with data collection, cleaning, preprocessing, and analysis from diverse biomedical and research sources.
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and validation of data models and analytics pipelines.
- Work collaboratively with data scientists, IT specialists, and research staff to analyze experimental results and generate actionable insights.
- Develop visualizations and dashboards to communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Document methods, code, and results following department and industry standards.
- Participate in team meetings, present work progress, and contribute to brainstorming sessions.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computational Biology, or a related field.
- Completion of at least sophomore year by the internship start date.
- Familiarity with Python (preferred), R, or similar programming languages commonly used for data analysis.
- Basic understanding of statistics, data structures, and data manipulation techniques.
- Strong analytical skills and a passion for solving scientific problems with data-driven approaches.
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonRdata analysisdata cleaningdata preprocessingdata modelinganalytics pipelinesdata visualizationstatisticsdata manipulation
Soft Skills
analytical skillscommunicationteamworkindependencecollaborationproblem-solvingpresentation skillsbrainstormingdocumentationinterpersonal skills