AskBio Inc. · 17 hours ago
Intern-IT, AI Team, Platform & Integration
Durham, NC
Internship
Onsite
InternAskBio Inc. is a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines and changing lives. The intern will support the AI Readiness Team in evaluating tools and integration pathways for AI use cases, collaborating with various teams to enable rapid experimentation and deployment.
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Responsibilities
Support assessments of AI Platform tool, compute, storage, and security, needs for priority use cases
Learn to evaluate API availability, data connectors, and workflow orchestration requirements
Review current environments to identify compatibility gaps
Partner with security/IT to ensure identity, access, and compliance are addressed in designs
Observe end‑to‑end integration of data sources with analytics/ML platforms
Review logging/monitoring practices; propose improvements for reliability and observability
Participate in building lightweight integrations or automations (e.g., REST calls, pipelines, CI/CD)
Assist with environment configuration and documentation (runbooks, how‑to guides)
Maintain a risk/issues register and help prioritize remediation actions
Communicate platform findings with clear diagrams and recommendations
Present a final readout with a pragmatic roadmap to close platform gaps
Qualification
Required
Must be pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
Must be at least a Junior in university at the time of application
Required technical experience: one or more of Python, JavaScript, scripting, and REST APIs
Required systems experience: Exposure to collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint, Confluence, or similar)
Understanding of: What integration points are (APIs, connectors, files)
Understanding of: The concept of identity and access (logins, permissions, roles)
Willingness and ability to learn simple automation or integration tasks with guidance
Strong sense of accountability; ability to prioritize multiple tasks
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Flexible and willing to support a variety of tasks for the Information Technology team
Proactive, solution‑driven mindset; strong problem‑solving and communication skills
Available to work full‑time at the office during the summer months (May–August)
Preferred
Prior project work automating workflows or building internal tools
Exposure to cloud platform concepts learned through coursework (Azure/AWS/GCP fundamentals)
Basic understanding of REST API endpoints or payload formats (JSON, XML)
Familiarity with version control concepts
Experience creating diagrams using tools such as Lucidchart, Miro, or Visio
Comfort navigating documentation repositories or wikis
Company
AskBio Inc.
AskBio Inc., a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, is a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines and changing lives.
Founded in 2001
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (1)
2023 (4)
2022 (8)
2021 (3)
2020 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$241.76MKey Investors
Scottish Enterprise
2020-10-26Acquired
2020-09-02Grant· $2.66M
2019-04-11Private Equity· $235M
Leadership Team
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Samuel Hopkins
Sr. Vice President, Therapeutics
Mansuo L Shannon
Board Member
Recent News
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2026-01-16
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