Internship Data Mining for Oligonucleotides at pRED RNAHub (starting January 2025 or upon availability, for 6 months)

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The Position

At Roche, we believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives, and we are fearless in both making decisions and taking action. And we believe that good business means a better world. 

That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. 

The position will be located in Basel in the cross-functional RNAHub, where disease biologists, nonclinical development experts, molecular biologists, molecule engineers, bioengineers and data scientists from various pRED functions join together to create and apply technologies that interfere with mRNA expression to discover drugs, biomarkers and targets. 

The RNAHub takes a very data-centric approach, utilizing both artificial and human intelligence, that requires a high degree of data literacy. In the RNAHub, we build a strong, collective and engaged community, where we employ, explore and evolve new ways of working in a research environment.

In this position, you will:

• Research publicly available data from databases, publications, and patents related to antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and small-interference RNAs (siRNAs)

• Organize collected information about design, chemistry, in vitro, and in vivo experiments together with the corresponding metadata into consistent, well-annotated datasets

• Carry out systematic data analysis using state-of-the-art statistical or AI applications

• Make decisions independently, document and communicate efficiently with stakeholders and experts from the RNAHub

Who you are:

We are looking for a candidate with B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree (degree obtained within the last 12 months or currently enrolled at a university) in Life Sciences and the following skills

• Proficiency in pharmacology, toxicology, biology. biochemistry, chemistry or a related life science discipline

• Solid knowledge in statistics or advanced analytics (bioinformatics, data science or a related quantitative science discipline)

• Ideally experienced in mining publicly available data using programming (e.g., Python, R) or specific software (e.g., KNIME)

• Systematic and diligent way of work with high level of independence, precision and scientific rigor

• A proactive and transparent team player with a dedicated attitude

• Proficient in English (German, French or Italian is a plus) 

Duration:

6 months

To be considered, please send us your complete application:

• A resume

• A cover letter detailing your interest and qualifications for the position, and relevant academic transcripts

• A certificate of enrollment (if you are currently studying)

For non-EU/EFTA citizens: enrollment at the university for the entire internship is required and a letter from the university stating that the internship is mandatory for your studies. The letter should also specify the required length of the internship.  Please upload this mandatory letter and your enrollment certificate along with your resume and cover letter.

For more information and FAQs, please check out our career website and the special page for internships.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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.

Basel is the headquarters of the Roche Group and one of its most important centres of pharmaceutical research. Over 10,700 employees from over 100 countries come together at our Basel/Kaiseraugst site, which is one of Roche`s largest sites. Read more.

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees also benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.