Company: Monsanto
Expires on 09 Apr 2016
Location: United States
Job category: Science/Research
Computational Biology Intern
Job Description:
We seek a graduate student or recent graduate in computational biology, statistics, computer
science, or a similar program for an internship opportunity. The position requires development of
novel methods to integrate and derive value from diverse genomic resources. The applicant will
develop computational methods (i) to functionally annotate diverse genomes and transcriptomes of
non-model organisms, (ii) to integrate these genomics data with other functional genomics resources,
and (iii) to create novel visualizations and applications to communicate the knowledge contained in
these data. This is an excellent opportunity to learn and apply data science techniques in an industry
environment and to develop leads for a Ph.D. or postdoc project.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Learn about genomics and big biological data
* Write code in R, Python, or higher-performance languages
* Develop statistical approaches to test hypotheses
* Develop informatics pipelines to summarize and present genomic analysis
* Maintain a clear record of research progress, data, and algorithms
Candidate Requirements:
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS:
* Recent graduate or graduate student with a deep knowledge of R, statistics, one scripting language,
and computational biology methods
* Excellent communication skills with ability to follow verbal and written instructions and ability to
organize and document research results accurately.
* Ability to prioritize assignments and meet deadlines.
* Ability to independently ask questions and follow leads in his/her research project
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