
Bioinformatics Machine Learning Intern
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internship
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $34 - $38 per hour
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Analyze single-cell and multiomics datasets to extract biological insights supporting precision medicine and drug development programs
- Apply and evaluate machine learning and deep learning approaches to single-cell data for tasks such as cell type classification, biomarker discovery, and patient stratification
- Explore and prototype generative AI and LLM-based approaches to accelerate biological data interpretation and scientific workflows
- Collaborate with scientists, clinicians, and data scientists to design and execute data-driven research projects
- Document and optimize computational workflows following reproducible research best practices
- Present findings through technical reports, visualizations, and presentations to cross-functional teams
Requirements
- Current Ph.D. candidate in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Biostatistics, or a related quantitative field
- Single-cell omics experience: Demonstrated ability to process, analyze, and interpret single-cell data (scRNA-seq, scATAC-seq, CITE-seq, or spatial transcriptomics) using frameworks such as Scanpy/scverse, Seurat, or Bioconductor
- Machine learning expertise: Applied experience developing and evaluating ML/deep learning models on biological data, including neural network architectures (GNNs, transformers, autoencoders), model selection and benchmarking, and integration of ML approaches into analytical workflows
- Programming proficiency: Python and/or R for data analysis, statistical modeling, and visualization
- Statistical foundation: Understanding of statistical methods for biological data (hypothesis testing, differential expression, multiple testing correction, clustering)
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to communicate complex insights effectively.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
single-cell analysismultiomics datasetsmachine learningdeep learninggenerative AILLM-based approachesPythonRstatistical modelingneural network architectures
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationdata-driven researchtechnical reportingvisualizationpresentation skillsworkflow optimizationreproducible researchcross-functional teamwork