Cytokinetics · 17 hours ago
Intern – Translational Biology (AI/ML)
South San Francisco, California
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$35/hr - $40/hrCytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology. The role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to contribute to translational biomarker discovery efforts using large-scale population biobank datasets.
BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth Care
Responsibilities
Curate, harmonize and analyze multi-modal biobank datasets (genetic data, phenotypes/EHR-derived traits, imaging, proteomics/transcriptomics where available) relevant to cardiovascular and neuromuscular disorders
Develop and implement statistical genetics methods and/or AI/ML workflows for translational biomarker discovery, risk prediction and novel target prioritization (including model development, evaluation and interpretation)
Evaluate the utility of protein language models for variant interpretation and improving statistical power for rare variant association tests
Apply causal inference approaches where appropriate (e.g., Mendelian randomization, colocalization, fine-mapping) to strengthen biological plausibility and therapeutic hypotheses
Build end-to-end, reproducible analysis pipeline following best practices for cloud computing (AWS/GCP) and data science
Communicate findings through clear documentation, presentations and written summaries for both computational and experimental audiences
Qualification
Required
Currently enrolled in university, pursuing a Master's Degree or PhD (PhD preferred) in Human Genetics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biomedical Informatics, Computer Science, or a related field
Experience in applying AI/ML to biological or clinical problems
Experience in working with genetic and/or imaging datasets
Solid understanding of statistical modeling and analytical methods used in machine learning and data science
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Preferred
Strong plus: evidence of strong computational and statistical analysis skills (e.g., publications, conference presentations, and/or a GitHub portfolio)
Company
Cytokinetics
Cytokinetics is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for debilitating diseases.
Founded in 1998
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (9)
2024 (9)
2023 (4)
2022 (6)
2021 (7)
2020 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.41BKey Investors
Royalty PharmaDeerfieldVulcan
2025-09-16Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2024-05-22Post Ipo Equity· $550M
2024-05-22Post Ipo Debt· $50M
Leadership Team
Robert Blum
President & CEO
Sung Lee
EVP & CFO
Recent News
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2026-01-13
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