Job Description
At Sage Bionetworks, we believe that modern science is a team sport. Harnessing the power of open science, we help research communities develop reliable outcomes to advance our understanding of human health.
Our Sage Internship program aims to train and grow the community of early career scientists and engineers who believe in making scientific research responsible, reproducible, and open. Sage interns will embark on a 6-month paid internship starting in summer 2021 under the mentorship of scientists and bioinformatics engineers.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:
Perform applied computational research or application development in well-scoped projects that support scientific research. Projects are chosen from the following tracks:
Research in domains of cancer and neurodegeneration
Large-scale data curation
Application or platform development
Present an article in a Sage journal club (Methodology Journal Club, Neurodegenerative disease Journal Club).
Participate in collaborative code review.
Present project findings at the completion of the internship to colleagues and mentors.
Document your findings for future follow-up or publication.
Develop open access interactive visualizations for scientific communication with the greater research community (if applicable).
WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Have experience in R or Python.
Are currently enrolled in one of the following:
an Undergraduate program in computational biology, computer science, life sciences, physical sciences, mathematical sciences, neuroscience
Masters program in computational biology, computer science, life sciences, physical sciences, mathematical sciences, neuroscience
PhD program in computational biology, computer science, life sciences, physical sciences, mathematical sciences, neuroscience, or
Data science/coding bootcamp
Can commit to a 6-month, full-time position.
Are familiar with Git, Github, AWS, or High Performance Computing (HPC)
Have experience with genomic variant data, workflow processing of variant data, transcriptomics, background in cancer research (preferred, but not required).
Have a background in biological sciences (preferred, but not required).
ABOUT SAGE BIONETWORKS
Sage Bionetworks is a nonprofit biomedical research and technology development organization that was founded in Seattle in 2009. Our focus is to develop and apply open practices to data-intensive research for the advancement of human health. Data-intensive research has become an important component of biomedicine, but it’s not always easy to understand how to apply computational approaches appropriately or how to interpret their results. Sage believes open practices can help. Our interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers work together to provide researchers access to technology tools and scientific approaches to share data, benchmark methods, and explore collective insights, all backed by Sage’s gold-standard governance protocols and commitment to user-centered design. Sage is supported through a portfolio of competitive research grants, commercial partnerships, and philanthropic contributions.
Sage embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to pay parity and making our salary ranges available to all employees. We invite you to apply and we welcome a conversation. We are based in Seattle, WA, and collaborate broadly throughout the world.
In light of recent concerns of Covid-19, all interviews will be conducted remotely, and most positions will be remote through at least June 30, 2021. The option to work on-site at our Seattle office prior to June 30, will be considered upon request.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FEBRUARY 28, 2021.