2024 Summer Intern - Bioinformatics Team, Sequencing and Life Sciences

Job description

The Position

Department Summary

As a Support and Applications team, we play a critical role in Roche's Sequencing and Life Science (SLS) commercial division by making next-generation sequencing simple and accessible for routine use. We are a multidisciplinary, dynamic, and collaborative team that builds lasting relationships with our customers, who are advancing science and transforming healthcare through next-generation sequencing.

The Bioinformatics team in Support and Applications at SLS is critical in providing relevant data-driven insights to our internal wet lab and field team members who are at the frontlines for customer support activities.

This internship position is located on-site in Wilmington, MA. 

Key Responsibilities

We seek a highly motivated and talented graduate student to join our team as a DevOps Intern. This internship offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the field of DevOps, with a focus on front-end development and databases. As a DevOps Intern, you will work closely with the Bioinformatics team and our cross-functional teams to support and enhance one of our software deployment projects. 

Specifically, you will be responsible for:

• Front-End Development: Contribute to developing and maintaining front-end components of our applications, ensuring a seamless and responsive user experience.

• Database Management: Assist in managing and optimizing a database system, ensuring data integrity, security, and performance.

• Automation: Work on automating routine tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention in the software development lifecycle.

• Documentation: Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation related to DevOps processes, configurations, and troubleshooting procedures carried out.

Program Highlights

• Intensive 12-week, full-time (40 hours per week) paid internship.

• Program start dates will be in May/June (Summer) 

• A stipend can be provided based on location to help alleviate costs associated with the internship. 

• Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects.

• Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry.

Who You Are

Required Education: 

- Must have attained a Bachelor's Degree

- Must be pursuing a Master's Degree (enrolled student)

Required majors: 

Computer Science, Information Systems, Bioinformatics, or any related field

Required skills/experience: 

- Strong understanding of front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue).

- Knowledge of database management systems, including relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL).

- Basic understanding of DevOps principles, continuous integration, and continuous deployment.

- Proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, Bash).

- Excellent problem-solving skills.

- Eager to learn and adapt to new technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

- Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

- Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting. 

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Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

As a global leader in healthcare, Roche Diagnostics offers a broad portfolio of products, tools and services that help in the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases like HPV, HIV, hepatitis and diabetes as well as other medical conditions, such as fertility and blood coagulation. These products and services are used by researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals and laboratories worldwide to help improve people's lives.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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