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AstraZeneca · 14 hours ago

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

Waltham, MA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$41.50/hr - $48/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

AstraZeneca is seeking Master’s and PhD level students for a 10-week internship role in Data Sciences and Quantitative Biology. The intern will be responsible for data integration and curation, performing analyses and predictive modeling, and creating visualizations and reports 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 visualizationData integrationChemical biologyMass spectrometry

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

US Work Authorization is required at time of application

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