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AstraZeneca · 3 weeks ago

Data Sciences and Quantitative Biology Intern, Master’s and PhD Students

US - Waltham - MA

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

$41.50/hr - $48/hr

AstraZeneca is seeking Master’s and PhD level students for a 10-week internship in Data Sciences and Quantitative Biology. The role involves data integration and curation, insights and predictive modeling, as well as visualization and reporting to communicate findings to stakeholders.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Data integration and curation: Aggregate data, QC, and harmonize internal and external chemical proteomics datasets (e.g. covalent datasets, molecular glues, chemoproteomics hits, compound/warhead annotations) into the in-house database

Insights and predictive modeling: Perform analyses and prototype models to predict drug–target affinity and generate prioritization scores for nominated targets

Visualization and reporting: Create dashboards/figures to communicate findings and deliver concise summaries to stakeholders

Qualification

R programmingPython programmingMachine LearningSQL databasesMolecular biologyData visualizationCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Master's and PhD level students majoring in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Machine Learning/Deep Learning or a related discipline. Candidates must have an expected graduation date after August 2026

Proficiency in programming in R and/or Python for data analysis, with familiarity in machine learning and deep learning methods and framework

Comfortability working with SQL relational databases (for example, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQLite) to query and integrate data is required

Ability to report onsite to Waltham, MA (preferred) OR Gaithersburg, MD 3-5 days per week. This role will not provide relocation assistance

US Work Authorization is required at time of application

This role will not be providing OPT support

Preferred

A basic understanding of molecular biology concepts relevant to chemical biology preferred

Familiarity with mass spectrometry–based proteomics and drug-discovery is a plus

Company

AstraZeneca

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AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines. It is a sub-organization of Investor.

Founded in 1999