Computational Biology Intern - Stockholm
The Role
We are looking for a talented student in his/her last year of studies to join us for a three months internship with the possibility of an extension. As a part of the computational biology team, you will develop algorithms, perform analysis and run simulations to model biological data and processes. You will also help optimize the way we process and analyze our data. Your work will have a direct impact on our processing and analysis workflow.
Responsibilities
Develop algorithms to simulate different steps in the library preparation process
Perform statistical analysis to test different hypotheses
Derive useful metrics to benchmark and validate different designs
Optimize different steps in the data generation and analysis processes
Requirements
Familiarity with Linux systems and the command line terminal
Familiarity with Jupyter notebooks and commonly used visualization libraries
Fundamentals of computer science and data structures
Statistical knowledge (distributions, hidden-markov models, permutations)
Programming skills in R and/or Python (preferably Python)
Ability to critically analyze data and present results
Preferred Requirements
Experience with sequencing data (genomics or transcriptomics)
Experience with computer simulations
Experience with string/pattern matching algorithms and similarity trees
About Pixelgen
At Pixelgen Technologies we develop novel analytical methods and products capable of seeing the inner workings of life. These products help researchers and drug developers to gain new insights in biomedicine and ultimately improve health. Our offices and labs are located at the Solna Karolinska Institutet Campus within the growing Life Science cluster at Hagastaden in Stockholm, Sweden. Do you want to sell a groundbreaking technology that will bring biological understanding to the next level? Come join our dynamic team!
Pixelgen does not accept unsolicited applicants submitted by third-party recruiters or agencies. Any resume or application submitted to Pixelgen without a vendor agreement in place will be considered unsolicited and property of Pixelgen, and Pixelgen will not pay a placement fee.
- Department
- Computational & Software Development
- Locations
- Pixelgen Technologies HQ
Pixelgen Technologies HQ
-
Deliver excellence in everything that we do
-
Nurture a work environment of ownership, trust and transparency
-
Act with honesty and integrity
-
Satisfy our customers with an innovative technology and superior quality, value and service
-
Work towards the common mission of revolutionizing the understanding of biology
We Begin with Excellence
At our small and ambitious company you will find a mix of fresh-minted PhD.s and industry veterans with decades of experience. Here, everyone is an expert aspiring to excel at what they do. We hire the best to work with the best - making sure that working at Pixelgen besides being the most rewarding also is the most fun place to work!
We are building a company deeply rooted in a set of core values, starting with excellence.
About Pixelgen Technologies
Pixelgen Technologies AB was founded in 2020 by a team of passionate, experienced innovators and entrepreneurs with a vision to bring a new spatial understanding to biology by mapping cell surface proteins and their spatial inter-relationships. The company has developed Molecular Pixelation, a DNA-based visualization technology for analyzing cell surface proteins, to gain novel insights into cellular activity that will advance better medicines and diagnostics. Pixelgen is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
Computational Biology Intern - Stockholm
Loading application form