Internship - Bioinformatics

Position Purpose:

A bioinformatics intern is responsible for contributing to bioinformatics tool installation, computational benchmarking, results interpretation and documentation, and data analysis implementation for large, high-throughput genomic experiments, with a focus on human forensics and pathogen identification and characterization.

Position Location and Duration

• This position can be performed remotely or onsite at the Signature Science office in Austin, TX or Charlottesville, VA.

• This internship position offers 29 hours per week starting on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 and ending on Friday, July 24, 2026.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate open-source bioinformatics tools for the analysis and interpretation of high-density microarray and whole genome sequencing data.

• Manage, manipulate, analyze data in Linux environments.

• Identify domain-specific open-source software and tools to manipulate and analyze genomic data.

• Conduct workflow benchmarking and documentation, identifying inconsistencies and resolving data problems.

• Prepare SOPs, document source code/workflows, and write reports to summarize computational requirements, processing status, and customized analysis results.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Proficiency working in a Unix/Linux environment.

• Proficiency with open-source bioinformatics software, tools, and databases for analyzing nucleotide sequencing datasets.

• Proficiency using version Control software (e.g., Git or similar) to manage programming code.

• Proficiency with Python or another scripting language.

Education/Experience:

• Enrolled in or completed Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science, or related degree.

• Experience managing, analyzing, and interpreting large-scale datasets produced by modern sequencing platforms.

Clearance:

• It is preferable that the candidate be willing and able to complete a successful background screening for a security clearance.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Working Conditions/ Equipment:

• The candidate should have the ability to work during regular business hours and attend virtual meetings.

• Work is expected to take place in traditional office environments with sedentary extended periods required for code development and testing.