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ProFound Therapeutics: Computational Biology Co-Op
Cambridge, MA USA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Location
- Cambridge, MA USA
ProFound Therapeutics, Inc. - Education
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a listed or related quantitative field.
About the job
Analyzes human genetics and multi-omics data to support therapeutic target discovery and translational research.
What you'll do
- Analyze and interpret large-scale human genetics and multi-omics datasets, including statistical genetics, genetic epidemiology, and association studies.
- Develop reproducible bioinformatics pipelines and analytical workflows, and interpret and visualize findings.
- Present results, report analysis plans, and contribute to literature review and cross-functional scientific discussions.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computational biology, bioinformatics, statistical genetics, biostatistics, computer science, or a related quantitative field.
- Coursework or hands-on research experience with biological or other large datasets.
- Working familiarity with at least one programming or statistical language, such as R or Python.
- Strong communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
Nice to have
- Prior industry or academic research co-op experience in computational biology, human genetics, or bioinformatics.
- Experience with genomic or transcriptomic datasets, Unix or version control, or high-performance or cloud computing.
Pay
$25 - $35 per hour (base salary)
Tools
R, Python, Git
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