Bioinformatics engineering

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Our team at Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is united by a commitment to collaboration and scientific excellence, building on a strong foundation of innovation, expertise, and reliability. Guided by our vision to help researchers rapidly move from the lab to life-changing advances, we work closely with global partners to accelerate progress and genomics breakthroughs across fields like cancer, infectious disease, rare genetic disorders, and more. At IDT, you’ll be part of a culture rooted in continuous learning and improvement—where your growth fuels our mission to accelerate the pace of genomics and helps shape a healthier, brighter future for all.

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This position is part of the Bioinformatics Pipeline team based in Boulder, CO, and reports to the Pipeline Team Manager. It will be fully remote, with the option to come on site to one of our offices, which are located in Boulder; Coralville, IA; and Redwood City, CA. Must be close to mentioned sites to be considered for role.

The Gene Reading Solutions Pipeline team is part of a software group tasked with creating and maintaining tools to accelerate the development and analysis of IDT’s distributed oncology assays. We are responsible for the core bioinformatics pipelines that our customers use to analyze their data. As an intern on this team, you will work closely with your colleagues to help us expand the capabilities of our software platform and enable precision medicine in laboratories, hospital systems, and research centers around the world. Intern will maintain and develop code and participate in team ceremonies related to engineering of bioinformatics pipeline software products. May involve interactions with Assay Development, Web Applications, and/or Product Management. Our tech stack includes Python, Nextflow, C++, Docker and Kubernetes.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Help us build essential tools and maintain an outstanding user experience for cancer researchers and clinicians
• Collaborate with software engineers, product managers, bioinformaticians, and research scientists to implement new features
• Write structured, tested, readable, and maintainable code
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and share knowledge
  
  

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Actively pursuing - Rising Sr. (or have already received) a degree in computer science, engineering, life sciences (biology, genomics, bioinformatics, etc.), or related field
• FIrst year MS students in Bioinformatics or Software Engineering are welcome to apply
• 2+ years of experience (can include school course work) with Python, C++, Java or another general purpose language
  
  

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Regular and consistent access to reliable internet and a designated remote working location
• OPTIONAL: may come on site to an IDT office if within commuting distance
  
  

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Version control (Git/GitHub)
• Docker
• Life sciences (biology, genomics, bioinformatics)
• Workflow management tools like Nextflow, Snakemake or Airflow
  
  

At IDT we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for IDT can provide.

The hourly range for this role is $25-$30 depending on skills and experience. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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