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  • Summer Bioinformatics Internship, Infinity Pharmaceuticals

    Infinity Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Bioinformatics Summer Intern to provide support for our drug discovery efforts at our Cambridge, MA location. The intern will work with a bioinformatics scientist on one of our ongoing oncology programs, providing the opportunity to gain valuable scientific experience and learn more about research within a pharmaceutical company.

    Please apply on-line at


    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Performs well-defined research assignments and routine experiments with general supervision.

    Selects techniques, resolves problems with standard protocols, seeking guidance on non-routine issues.
    Writes software and uses analytic tools to solve specific scientific problems.
    Identifies and evaluates open source packages appropriate to scientific project.
    Reads scientific publications relevant to work and summarizes key points.
    Attends weekly Molecular Pathology and Informatics group meetings and periodically presents progress on assigned research project.
    Presents work at end of internship.

    REQUIREMENTS

    Eligible candidates must be Biology, Biochemistry, or Computer Science majors and have completed Undergraduate Sophomore year at minimum prior to the start of the internship.

    Qualified applicants must have taken at least 2 years of biology or computer science courses.
    Strong verbal communication skills a plus.
    SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

    Ability to program in R, Scala, C#, Java or Perl. Familiarity with BioPerl, BioJava and/or Bioconductor a plus.
    Familiarity with one or more online bioinformatics tools such as Entrez/PubMed, UCSC Genome Browser, COSMIC.
    Demonstrates basic knowledge of scientific principles, procedures and techniques. Knowledge of the basics of cancer cell biology or genomics is a plus.
    Working knowledge of Excel and Powerpoint. Experience with Spotfire a plus.
    OTHER INFORMATION

    This is a 10-12 week internship starting on June 1, 2010. This is an hourly paid position, which does not include room and board.

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