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Allen Institute · 15 hours ago

Bioinformatics Intern – Analysis Tool Development

positionSeattle, WA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$35.58/hr - $35.58/hr

The Allen Institute is focused on understanding the principles that govern life and advancing health through innovative research. This internship is aimed at developing computational tools for single-cell data analysis, providing the intern with hands-on experience in a cross-functional team and exposure to cutting-edge technologies in bioinformatics.

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Responsibilities

Develop new computational tools aimed at scalability, standardization, and reproducibility of single-cell data analysis
Work with data at scale utilizing significant computational resources
Pilot next-generation workflows including GPU-accelerated or other out-of-core methods to work with atlas-scale datasets
Work with cloud-optimized data such as Zarr and develop a Python package to interface with Zarr and single-cell workflows

Qualification

PythonData analysisSingle-cell technologiesJupyter NotebookGitGithubLinux/Unix systemsInteractive visualizationCommand-line scriptingZarr familiarityScRNA workflowsCollaboration

Required

Currently enrolled in the MS program in Bioinformatics and Genomics, or a related field at University of Oregon, or in an equivalent MS program
Writing Python code
Jupyter Notebook environments to perform and explore data analysis methods
Utilize interactive visualization toolkits (we primarily use Dash)
Use Git and Github for version control
Work collaboratively on a shared codebase (sprint planning, pull requests, code reviews)
Perform analysis with command-line scripting and tools
Use Linux/Unix-like systems for data analysis

Preferred

Experience with general purpose n-dimensional array packages such as Zarr, Xarray, and or NumPy
Familiarity with Zarr or other cloud-optimized data
Familiarity with standard scRNA workflows (Scanpy, Seurat, or similar)

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic life insurance
401k plan
Paid time off

Company

Allen Institute

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The Allen Institute is dedicated to answering some of the biggest questions in bioscience and accelerating research worldwide.
dateFounded in 2003
location
Seattle, Washington, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://alleninstitute.org/

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Rui Costa
President and CEO
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Andy Hickl
Chief Technology Officer
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