Intern, Structural Bioinformatics
Computational Biology & Bioinformatics · Singapore
Internship – Structural Bioinformatics - Hummingbird Bioscience
(Full-time internship – Singapore based location)
ABOUT HUMMINGBIRD BIOSCIENCE
Hummingbird Bioscience is a data-driven precision biotherapeutics team discovering and developing transformative biologic medicines for hard-to-treat diseases. The Hummingbird Bioscience model combines computational and systems biology and wet lab drug discovery in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative environment spanning initial discovery through clinical development. We harness this integrated approach across target identification and patient selection, enabling our team to increase the efficiency of translating novel scientific insights while reducing the inherent risk in drug discovery and development. At Hummingbird Bioscience, our commitment to rigorous science, teamwork, and intellectual integrity underpins our passion to accelerate the journey of new drugs from concept to clinic.
Our highly experienced teams in the US and Singapore span antibody discovery, pharmacology, production and clinical development. For more information, please visit www.hummingbirdbioscience.com, and follow Hummingbird Bioscience on LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Hummingbird Bioscience is seeking an Intern to help develop cutting edge methods for the analysis of protein and antibody structures utilizing machine learning and other structural bioinformatics methods. The successful candidate will have an interest and some background expertise in:
- Programming and a basic understanding of bioinformatics
- Getting exposure to antibody discovery and development methods and tools
- Understanding current challenges in oncology drug discovery and development
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Be part of a team to develop novel structural bioinformatics pipelines and machine learning approaches to analyze protein-protein and protein-antibody complexes
- Assist with projects to humanize and affinity mature therapeutic antibody candidates
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s Program in Computer Science, Computational Biology or related Science program
- Experience with programming languages R and Python.
- Interest in Life science, Structural Bioinformatics.
OUR MISSION & VALUES
Our fast-growing biotechnology company is committed to discovering and developing important new drugs for cancer and autoimmune diseases, and living by our values: Excellence, Determination, Teamwork, Intellectual Integrity and Audacity.
JOIN US AT THE FRONTIER OF DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT
We are looking for passionate and motivated individuals committed to solving important, complex problems. We are committed to the personal and professional development of our team and offer robust learning and development programs. Hummingbird Bioscience understands the need for flexibility for our team and offers a generous paid time off program with flexibility to support employees through different life stages. We invest in our team’s health by offering competitive benefits including health and dental insurance, and a comprehensive and holistic employee assistance program. We foster a more collaborative, productive, and sociable culture with on-site lunches and snacks. Finally, we believe in creating social impact beyond our business through corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Are you ready to join us on our mission to discover and develop important new drugs for cancer and autoimmune disease? Click on ‘Apply for this Job’ to submit your application.
Hummingbird Bioscience is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Singapore and US federal, state and local laws and/or guidelines that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, genetic carrier status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, protected veteran status and other protected classifications.
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