Wave Life Sciences · 15 hours ago
Discovery IT Co-op (Fall 2026)
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Onsite
New GradWave Life Sciences is a biotechnology company focused on unlocking the broad potential of RNA medicines to transform human health. The Discovery IT Co-op will support the creation, management, and usage of scientific data for research and other functional groups, gaining hands-on experience in a digital scientific environment.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Typical Responsibilities include providing support functions for program and project management activities focused in the Research organization. The position will report to the Associate Director, Lead Discovery Data Architect and Engineering
Gain Knowledge of the IT Department technologies and procedures
Received guidance, training, and mentoring from senior IT and Project Team members in planning and carrying out activities and assignments
Assist team members by performing tasks necessary to support SONAR platform objectives as well as build foundational skills and knowledge
Help with moving legacy data (for example images, results in spreadsheets) into modern databases and facilitate the querying of them once identifying good questions via interactions with the business
Assist with documentation of lab and technology functions
Effectively communicate with the customers, manager, mentors, and team members on the status of work. Ask relevant questions and listen attentively with patience as part of communication
Utilize the Atlassian toolset to document all aspects of the digital process
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Enrolled in a Life Science or Computer Science program in pursuit of a bachelor's or masters degree
Strong digital background
Good to strong knowledge of Python for manipulating files writing scripts and applications for automations etc
Familiarity with database technologies, and ability to insert to relational systems using Python
Familiarity with version control systems such as GIT
Effective written and verbal communication skills. For example, must be able to collaborate with teammates, talk to customers, respond to emails with proper grammar and spelling
Must be well-organized and can work in a team environment
Ability to manage responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
Able to take direction needed to resolve incidents quickly and effectively
Able to complete routine tasks independently over time. This includes gaining the functional, technical, and problem-solving skills needed to complete assignments
Preferred
Working knowledge of technologies such as Knime, Posit, Copilot (and/or other LLM based AI systems), AI in general preferred
Company
Wave Life Sciences
Wave Life Sciences is a clinical-stage RNA medicines company committed to delivering life-changing treatments for people battling diseases
Founded in 2012
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Wave Life Sciences has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (15)
2024 (11)
2023 (15)
2022 (16)
2021 (15)
2020 (15)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.22BKey Investors
GlaxoSmithKlineTakeda VenturesForesite Capital
2025-12-09Post Ipo Equity· $350M
2024-09-24Post Ipo Equity· $200M
2023-12-06Post Ipo Equity· $100M
Leadership Team
Paul Bolno
President and CEO
C
Chandra Vargeese
Chief Technology Officer and Head of Platform Discovery Sciences
Recent News
2026-01-06
2026-01-05
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