Summer Intern, Informatics
- Employer
- Moderna
- Location
- Cambridge, MA
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Mar 7, 2019
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- Discipline
- Life Sciences, Biology
- Job Type
- Research Scientist
- Organization Type
- All Industry, Biotech
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Job Details
Summer Intern, Informatics
The Role:
The Summer Intern, Informatics will report to a senior Informatics software engineer and will be responsible for working with the other members of the team to deliver software solutions to support Moderna Research and Development. As a Moderna software engineer, you will work directly with users to understand requirements and then work with your team to design, develop, and deploy custom software solutions.
Here's What You'll Do:
Here's What You'll Bring to the Table:
Here's What We'll Bring to the Table:
Why join Moderna?
We are pioneering a new class of medicines made of messenger RNA, or mRNA. The potential implications of using mRNA as a drug are significant and far-reaching. It could transform not only how certain diseases are treated but also how medicines are discovered, developed and manufactured - at a breadth, scale and speed not common in the biopharma industry.
Since our founding in 2011, we have built the industry's leading mRNA technology platform , the infrastructure to accelerate drug discovery and speed early development, a rapidly expanding pipeline , and an unparalleled team . Our development pipeline includes development candidates for mRNA-based vaccines and therapies spanning several therapeutic areas, and we have multiple clinical trials already underway with other development candidates progressing toward the clinic. In addition, we have a number of discovery programs that are advancing toward the development stage.
We invite you to explore our site to learn more about our company and how we are advancing the promise of mRNA science to improve health and impact lives around the world.
Our Mission:
Deliver on the promise of mRNA science to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients.
#LI-KP1
Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.
Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
The Role:
The Summer Intern, Informatics will report to a senior Informatics software engineer and will be responsible for working with the other members of the team to deliver software solutions to support Moderna Research and Development. As a Moderna software engineer, you will work directly with users to understand requirements and then work with your team to design, develop, and deploy custom software solutions.
Here's What You'll Do:
- Work closely with scientists and clinical leads to understand complex scientific challenges and design solutions
- Develop full stack JavaScript web applications as part of a team
- Deploy cloud-based applications to AWS using Docker
- Deliver automated algorithms and analytics as part of applications
- Integrate applications with instruments to drive automation and collect data
- Deliver solutions to users in an extremely rapid, agile cycle
- Contribute to many different projects in a dynamic, fast-moving environment
Here's What You'll Bring to the Table:
- Minimum GPA of 3.4
- Currently Enrolled Junior or Senior
- Familiarly with web technologies including HTML, CSS, SASS/LESS, and JavaScript.
- Experience with SQL and modeling relational databases. PostgreSQL experience preferred.
- Previous co-op or intern experience preferred.
- Must be curious, eager, open to learning, and independent.
Here's What We'll Bring to the Table:
- Daily on-site catered lunches
- Free parking, monthly subway pass or a subsidized commuter rail pass
- Healthcare coverage includes medical offered through BCBS (HMO/PPO), dental, and vision offered through VSP
- Accrued paid vacation
Why join Moderna?
We are pioneering a new class of medicines made of messenger RNA, or mRNA. The potential implications of using mRNA as a drug are significant and far-reaching. It could transform not only how certain diseases are treated but also how medicines are discovered, developed and manufactured - at a breadth, scale and speed not common in the biopharma industry.
Since our founding in 2011, we have built the industry's leading mRNA technology platform , the infrastructure to accelerate drug discovery and speed early development, a rapidly expanding pipeline , and an unparalleled team . Our development pipeline includes development candidates for mRNA-based vaccines and therapies spanning several therapeutic areas, and we have multiple clinical trials already underway with other development candidates progressing toward the clinic. In addition, we have a number of discovery programs that are advancing toward the development stage.
We invite you to explore our site to learn more about our company and how we are advancing the promise of mRNA science to improve health and impact lives around the world.
Our Mission:
Deliver on the promise of mRNA science to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients.
#LI-KP1
Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.
Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Company
Moderna is a clinical stage pioneer of messenger RNA (mRNA) Therapeutics™, an entirely new in vivo drug technology that directs the body’s cells to produces human proteins, antibodies and novel protein constructs, which are in turn secreted or active intracellularly. Founded in 2011, we are headquartered in Cambridge, Mass.
Our Team and Mission
We currently have over 500 team members, an exceptional group of scientists and industry professionals who are wholly committed to advancing Moderna’s mission: deliver on the promise of mRNA science to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients.
Company info
- Website
- https://www.modernatx.com/
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