Research Intern - Computational Biology Intern

Zoetis, Inc; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 25,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Zoetis, Inc in Fort Collins, CO (US Remote) seeks a Computational biology intern to join our research team. You will assess and integrate methods for peptide substrate workflows, including de novo generation, biophysical evaluation (charge, hydrophobicity, epitope prediction), and ranking for wet-lab generation.

The internship involves installing and configuring scientific software, parameterizing analyses, documenting work, and communicating results to the internal team.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelors, MS or PhD in Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Computational Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computational Chemistry or equivalent field.
• Experience with substrate generation pipeline software is strongly desired but not required.
• Programming experience is preferred but not required.
• Comfort with remote management and reporting results to an internal team.

Responsibilities

• Independently install, configure and deploy scientific software.
• Parameterize, generate, analyze and report back results.
• Fully document work and interface to update project strategies and deliverables.
• Communicate and present data to internal team.
• Demonstrate strong remote work, time management and communication skills.

Skills

Biochemistry

Structural Biology

Computational Biology

Chemical Engineering

Chemistry

Computational Chemistry

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree in a relevant field

PhD in a relevant field

Tools

Boltz/BoltzGen

RFDiffusion

Chroma

AbDesign

BindCraft

ProteinMPNN

Job description

Role Description:

Computational biology intern

Location: Fort Collins, CO (US Remote)

Internship Summary:

The intern will assess and integrate methods in a workflow for peptide substrate that includes de novo generation, evaluation of biophysical characteristics (charge, hydrophobicity, epitope prediction) as well as ranking and final selection for wet lab generation.

Internship Job Duties:

• Independently install, configure and deploy scientific software
• Parameterize, generate, analyze and report back results
• Fully document work in detail as well as frequently interface to update project strategies and deliverables. *
• Communicate and present data to our internal team.
• Strong remote work, time management and communications skillset are considered critical.

Internship Qualifications:

* The candidate is pursuing a Bachelors, MS or a PhD degree in Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Computational Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, or equivalent field *

* Experience in substrate generation pipeline software such as Boltz/BoltzGen, RFDiffusion, Chroma, AbDesign, BindCraft, ProteinMPNN, or an equivalent computational method is strongly desired but not required *

* Experience in a programming language is preferred but not required *

* Is comfortable with possibly being remotely managed and reporting results to an internal team

The following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position:

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $16.00 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $22.00 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $32.50 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $36.00 per hour

The following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position if a selected candidate were to be located in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois (Chicago area), Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington (Seattle area):

Student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $17.00 per hour

Student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $24.20 per hour

Student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $36.40 per hour

Student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $40.30 per hour

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