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Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals · 8 hours ago

Summer Intern, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics

positionSan Diego, California, United States
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$27/hr - $27/hr

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative drugs through RNA interference technology. The Summer Intern will support Translational Genetics research by enhancing computational biology workflows and working with next-generation sequencing data in a collaborative environment.

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Responsibilities

Support development and enhancement of computational biology and bioinformatics workflows
Assist with analysis and integration of sequencing and multi-omics datasets
Contribute to automation, quality control, and data organization efforts within analytical pipelines
Help ensure accurate capture, validation, and use of experimental metadata across systems
Create summaries, visualizations, or reports to support data interpretation and project updates
Collaborate with computational and experimental scientists to align workflows with research needs
Present progress updates and findings to the project team and participate in technical discussions
Support documentation efforts to improve reproducibility and consistency of analyses

Qualification

PythonRBioinformaticsNGS analysisData organizationInterest in workflowsCommunication skillsCollaboration

Required

Currently pursuing a PhD program in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field
Proficiency in Python and/or R for statistical genetics and data analysis workflows
Familiarity with NGS or RNA-seq data analysis concepts
Understanding of experimental metadata structures and data organization principles
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to collaborate in a cross-functional research environment

Preferred

Experience with bioinformatics workflows or pipeline development
Familiarity with workflow management tools, visualization platforms, or cloud-based analysis environments
Exposure to LLM-based or AI-assisted tools for data analysis or automation
Experience working with bulk or single-cell sequencing datasets
Interest in building scalable, reproducible computational workflows to support biomedical research

Benefits

Competitive salaries
Excellent benefit package

Company

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals

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Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company that focuses on the development of medicine to treat diseases with a genetic origin.
dateFounded in 1989
location
Pasadena, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://arrowheadpharma.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.45B
Key Investors
Sarepta TherapeuticsSixth StreetSilence Therapeutics
2026-01-07Post Ipo Equity· $200M
2026-01-07Post Ipo Debt· $625M
2024-11-26Post Ipo Equity· $325M

Leadership Team

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Christopher Anzalone
President and Chief Executive Officer

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