mRNA Platform Design & Evaluation Internship

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Supplement

Relocation Allowance

Training and Travel Allowance

Job summary

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is offering a post-bachelor’s internship at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command focusing on targeted gene design and bioinformatics. The internship in Silver Spring, Maryland includes responsibilities like applying algorithms for optimization and producing mRNA transcripts. Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant STEM field within the past 24 months. Health insurance and relocation allowances are provided.

Qualifications

• Earned a bachelor’s degree in a relevant STEM discipline within 24 months of appointment start date.
• Education and/or experience in biochemistry and molecular biology techniques.

Responsibilities

• Apply algorithms to predict coding and noncoding sequences.
• Produce designed mRNA transcripts using molecular biology techniques.
• Purify mRNA molecules and evaluate for quality.

Skills

Education in bioengineering or biomedical fields

Experience in biochemistry

Molecular biology techniques

Cell culture techniques

Nucleic acid quantitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant STEM discipline (bioengineering, biomedical engineering, etc.)

Job description

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is offering a post-bachelor’s internship at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command focusing on targeted gene design and bioinformatics. The internship in Silver Spring, Maryland includes responsibilities like applying algorithms for optimization and producing mRNA transcripts. Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant STEM field within the past 24 months. Health insurance and relocation allowances are provided.