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Position Summary
The Informatics and Predictive Sciences (IPS) mission is to Pioneer, Partner and Predict to drive transformative insights for patient benefit. IPS conducts applied computational research in areas that include genomic, structural, and molecular informatics, computational and systems biology, patient selection and translational biomarker research, and broader fields including knowledge science, epidemiology, and machine learning—across the full lifecycle of drug discovery and development and across all therapeutic areas at BMS. We do this in close partnership with scientific and clinical experts in the field, both inside and outside the company. We perform innovative science to empower key data-driven decisions across a rich pipeline of next-generation medicines. In doing so, our work transforms the lives of patients, as well as our own lives and careers.
We are seeking a highly motivated graduate student to join our collaborative team for this summer internship. As an intern, you will have a unique opportunity to experience what it's like to work in a global biopharma company. You will be to learn and appreciate some of efforts across research teams geared towards delivering life-changing medicines to patients. During your internship, you will work closely with senior scientists to gain hands-on experience analyzing large single-cell datasets on the multiple myeloma subteam working with heme translational medicine. Specifically, you will be involved in some of our ongoing research efforts aimed at systematically characterizing and annotating single-cell datasets.
Key Responsibilities
Survey literature to identify available and novel methods for single-cell annotation
Apply proposed methods to public and/or internal datasets
Evaluate the performance of methods tested using proposed metrics
Document set of scripts generated for future reference
Summarize and present results project teams
Qualifications & Experience
Enrolled in a full-time graduate program majoring in Computational Biology or related field
Experience working with single-cell datasets
Strong experience using R/RStudio
Familiarity with cloud and high performance computing environments is a plus
Excellent communication, collaboration, and learning skills
If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn't perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.
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On-site Protocol
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