Grad Intern - Computational Biology

Amgen

Oct 23, 2023

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Off-cycle Internship
Science
United States
Remote

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:
Amgen requires that all individuals applying for a grad internship or a co-op assignment at Amgen must meet the following criteria:
18 years or older
Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a 3.0 minimum GPA or equivalent
Currently enrolled in an MBA program for an MBA internship OR a Master’s program for a Master’s internship OR a PharmD program for a PharmD internship OR Ph.D. for a PhD internship from an accredited college or university and completion of the first year of MBA OR Master’s OR Pharm D OR Ph.D. program before the internship starts
Enrolled in an accredited college or university following the potential internship or co-op assignment
Must not be employed at the time the internship starts
Student must be located in the United States for the duration of the internship OR co-op
Preferred Qualifications:
Degree concentration(s) in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, or a similarly quantitative discipline.
Working knowledge of gene expression, genome alteration and protein expression via various platforms.
Demonstrable programming experience in modern data science languages (R/Python/Julia/similar).
Experience with version control software (git)
Excellent communication skills with a strong collaborative spirit

Responsibilities

Biomarker data integration and biomarker prevalence analysis:
Harmonize and integrate biomarker data from both internal and external datasets, focusing on gene expression, genome alteration and protein expression data
Formalize the assessment of biomarker prevalence, considering individual and combined biomarkers within specified populations.
Establish an analysis workstream to evaluate whether certain variables might influence biomarker prevalence.
Sample Size Estimation for Prevalence Studies:
Assist in estimating appropriate sample sizes to support well-designed prevalence studies, ensuring statistically significant results.
User interacting platform development:
Collaborate with the team to identify and integrate diverse biomarkers and targets of interest into the platform.
Contribute to the design and development of an interactive platform focusing on biomarker prevalence analysis.
Enable functionalities for sample size inquiries, population selection, and biomarker prevalence analysis within the platform.

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Mission & Purpose

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.