Bioinformatics Internship Job at Eligo Bioscience (Paris)

Job Description

Eligo is building a pioneering platform technology that enables us to engineer phage-derived particles (Eligobiotics) to package and deliver modular therapeutic DNA payloads to genetically (re)program a wide range of bacterial species in-situ. With such a capability, Eligo is poised to lead the new generation of precision microbiome engineering companies, and address serious unmet medical needs in the field of inflammatory diseases, infectious diseases and oncology. We’ve raised €50 million dollars from top investors and have recently published our work in Nature – this is a really exciting time to join the adventure! As an intern in the Bioinformatics team, you will help build, test, and run bioinformatics pipelines and develop tools to assist researchers with data management and visualization. You will collaborate with Eligo’s bioinformaticians and with scientists across the company to learn about the problems that they are working to solve and assist them to implement solutions. Your contributions will have a direct, tangible impact on the cutting-edge products being developed at Eligo as they progress from the benchtop to the clinic! This is a six-month position with the exact start date depending on the student’s academic cycle, potentially followed by a full-time contract. We offer a competitive salary, with the exact amount depending on the candidate’s experience.

Job Responsibility

Testing and improving bioinformatics pipelines
DNA sequence optimization
Structural modelling and analysis
Generating and visualizing comparative genomics/pangenomics data for different organisms
Interpreting genetic and epigenetic data
Building automations for Eligo’s LIMS
Developing results visualization modules
Discuss with microbiologists and synthetic biologists to understand their needs, model efficient solutions for complex problems, and integrate their feedback into the development

Requirements

Master’s student in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields (from EU country)
Strong interest in biology and drug development
Familiarity with Python, JS is a plus
Ideally, 3+ years of coding experience in any language (including university courses and personal projects)
Good English speaking & writing skills
Ability to communicate across disciplines
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Exquisitely organized, strong passion for thorough code documentation
Experience with data science and visualization
General tech-savviness and nerdiness 🙂
Autonomy, initiative, adaptation, and team spirit

Nice to have

Familiarity with Python, JS is a plus

What we offer

Commute benefits (100% covered by Eligo)
Office and lab easily accessible via public transit
Secure parking for bikes on site
Ticket Resto (Swile) 8€/worked day. 50% covered by Eligo
Numerous options for lunch
Brand-new lab and office space in Paris with a rooftop terrace from which we can see the Eiffel Tower sparkle ✨
6-minute walk from the river Seine

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