Bioinformatics Intern

Job Description

About the Internship: Research & Development – Bioinformatics Intern

About the Department:

Our Research & Development organization is a hub of life science innovation, bringing together top minds across facilities in Lexington, Watertown, Cambridge, and Plainsboro. This dynamic environment covers the full R&D continuum, from early-stage research to late-stage clinical development. We are actively building a future-focused R&D community, fostering collaboration, partnerships, and cutting-edge research across diverse modalities and therapeutic areas. We understand that improving human health begins with our work and that patients depend on us. This R&D hub uniquely blends the speed and agility of a biotech with the quality, resources, and stability of a large pharmaceutical company, offering the best of both worlds to develop new medicines.

About the Program:

Novo Nordisk offers interns a unique opportunity to gain invaluable, hands-on, full-time work experience, working closely with seasoned industry professionals. Over ten working weeks, interns will be fully immersed in the environment of a global pharmaceutical company, contributing to the business with sustainable and meaningful project work. The program is designed for comprehensive professional and personal development, featuring instructor-led trainings, a leadership engagement series, and a guided mentorship program.

• Program Start: June 1st, 2026
• Program End: August 14th, 2026

Scope of Position:

This internship focuses on the powerful method of enhanced cross-linking and immunoprecipitation sequencing (eCLIP-seq) for studying protein-RNA interactions at a transcriptome scale. As an intern, you will play a crucial role in implementing or extending a data processing pipeline specifically for chimeric eCLIP-seq data. This will involve leveraging publicly available tools and workflows, utilizing a workflow management platform (Seqera/Nextflow), and employing containerization technologies (Docker/Singularity).

Your responsibilities will include:

• Running reproducible and scalable workflows on Seqera to analyze multiple chimeric eCLIP-seq datasets and single-cell transcriptomics datasets.
• Collaborating with wet-lab scientists and bioinformaticians to derive insights into the cell type delivery of therapeutic siRNAs and their interactions with the AGO2 protein.
• Profiling the targetome of individual therapeutic siRNAs.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Familiarity with the Linux Command line and scripting.
• Experience with Git for ensuring reproducibility.
• Understanding of Nextflow’s domain-specific language (DSL) for workflow orchestration.
• Experience with next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis, including steps such as QC, UMI/adapt trimming, alignment, and annotation.

Through this internship, you will gain significant knowledge of transcriptomics and RNA interference (RNAi), along with hands-on experience working with CLIP datasets containing chimeric reads and various CLIP-seq peak calling tools.

Physical Requirements:

• 0% overnight travel required.

Qualifications:

To be considered for this internship, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a current student enrolled at an accredited college or university, pursuing at least a bachelor’s degree.
• An in-progress undergraduate or graduate degree in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Strong academic record with a preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Conscientious self-starter with excellent organizational skills, project management skills, and keen attention to detail.
• Ability to balance multiple projects and priorities; must be able to multi-task effectively.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within teams; must be able to operate independently, across functional lines, and with internal customers.
• Demonstrated personal initiative, self-motivation, flexibility, adaptability, and a willingness to learn.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

At this time, Novo Nordisk is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future would require sponsorship for employment visa status.

Compensation:

The base compensation range for this position is $52,000 to $89,000 on an hourly basis. Due to the temporary nature of this program, this position is not eligible to participate in any of the Company’s benefit plans and will not be entitled to any paid time off unless otherwise required by applicable law.

Our Commitment:

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, our century-long purpose has been to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions live healthier lives, driving constant curiosity and inspiring us to push healthcare boundaries. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. By joining us, you become part of a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today, making healthcare more accessible, treating and defeating diseases, and pioneering solutions for future generations.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.