Intern-Bioinformatics screening of fungal species (m/f/d)

Infinite Roots • 10h ago

Your mission

Build and maintain data pipelines that enable the exploration of fungal biodiversity and unlock the potential of fungal fermentation
Develop automated workflows for extracting, processing, and integrating genomic, metabolomic, and functional annotation data from public and internal sources
Link compounds, biosynthetic pathways, and biological functions to fungal genomes and metabolomes to accelerate strain discovery and characterization
Analyze biological and fermentation data to identify factors that drive target compound productivity and optimize fermentation performance
Work with large biological datasets, leveraging bioinformatics tools and databases to generate actionable insights
Collaborate closely with scientists, data engineers, and software developers to integrate bioinformatics workflows into our data platform
Contribute to the continuous improvement of data infrastructure, automation capabilities, and computational methods for fungal research

Your profile

Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Data Science, Biotechnology, or a related field
Hands-on experience with bioinformatics tools, pipelines, and public databases such as BLAST, NCBI, UniProt, KEGG, or similar resources
Proficiency in Python and relevant bioinformatics libraries (e.g., Biopython) for data analysis and workflow development
Experience with database querying, data parsing, API integration, and structured data formats such as JSON and XML
Familiarity with version control systems, preferably Git
Strong analytical thinking, troubleshooting abilities, and problem-solving skills
Comfortable working at the interface of biology and data science, with a passion for turning complex biological data into meaningful insights
Team-oriented mindset combined with initiative, reliability, and a hands-on approach to scientific discovery
Excellent communication skills in English (spoken and written); German is a plus

Our Benefits:

Work for one of the global innovation leaders in the food industry
Dynamic and diverse mission-driven team from more than 25 different countries
A fast growing company with exceptional opportunities for personal development
Flat hierarchies and short decision paths
Flexible working hours with entitled Home Office days in an innovative and agile working environment
Gym Membership, language classes or an attractive alternative from our benefit program
Great team events such as “lunch & learn”, “Demo Day”, cultural celebrations and food tastings
Drinks, cereal bar and fresh fruit at the office, our home products tasting session for new employees
Lastly, join us in the journey as we change the food system as we know it!

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