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Intern in computational biology (all genders)

Combining proteomics, transcriptomics, and genetics to identify candidate targets in kidney disease

Your Tasks and Responsibilities

• Identification of and insight generation from relevant publicly available or internal datasets with both genetic and proteomic data or genetic and gene expression data.
• Data preparation and data homogenization.
• Development and implementation of a data-driven analysis strategy to identify downstream and upstream proteins/genes in a pathway.
• Close exchange with researchers for the interpretation of the findings.

What you bring with you

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant quantitative discipline (e.g.: bioinformatics, genetics, mathematics, statistics, data science, physics, computer science, quantitative social sciences)
• Some experience with data pre-processing, data analysis/modelling
• Good programming skills (R and/or Python preferred)
• Interest in biomedical and clinical research questions
• Strong written and verbal English skills
• Preferred: experience with analyzing genetic data

We offer you an internship for a period of 6 months in a friendly and team-oriented working atmosphere. Please apply online with your complete documents (cover letter and CV).
Start date and Location (Wuppertal or Berlin) will be agreed during the interview.

YOUR APPLICATION
This is your opportunity to tackle the world’s biggest challenges with us: Maintaining our health, feeding growing populations and slowing the rate of climate change. You have a voice, ideas and perspectives and we want to hear them. Because our success begins with you. Be part of something big. Be Bayer.
Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.

Location: Germany : Berlin : Berlin || Germany : North Rhine Westfalia : Wuppertal-Aprath
Division: Pharmaceuticals
Reference Code: 831736