Intern - Bioinformatics
Listed on 2026-10-13
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Research/Development
Data Scientist
Labcorp is a global leader in laboratory services, providing the insights and answers that help healthcare providers, patients, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and health systems make confident decisions and improve outcomes. Through our unparalleled science, data, technology and laboratory network, we advance diagnostics, accelerate innovation and help address some of the world's most important health challenges. As we shape the future of healthcare, we are leveraging advanced technologies, intelligent digital solutions and data-driven innovation across our operations to enhance how work gets done and deliver greater value to customers and patients.
With our global scale and deep expertise, you'll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, grow your career and make a real impact on people's health around the world. Together, we're improving health and improving lives.
Labcorp is seeking a Bioinformatics Intern to join our Precision Medicine/Genomics Team in Geneva.
Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday. 40hrs per week (with flexibility to consider an 80% working schedule).
- Analyse and interpret whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and other genomic datasets to support research and development initiatives.
- Evaluate assay performance by assessing sequencing quality, coverage, callability, and variant detections across clinically relevant genomic regions.
- Develop data visualizations, reports, and presentations that communicate findings to scientific and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Support the development and documentation of reproducible bioinformatics workflows, scripts, and analytical methods.
- Assist in the evaluation of emerging genomic analysis approaches, including pangenome-based methods and other innovative technologies.
- Collaborate with bioinformatics scientists and multidisciplinary teams to contribute to projects supporting assay development, quality monitoring, and clinical genomics operations.
- Current enrolment in a Bachelor's degree program in Bioinformatics or Computational Biology or Genomics or Computer Science or Data Science or Statistics or Biology or Genetics or related scientific discipline.
- Current enrolment in a Master's degree program.
- You must be a student and be eligible for an internship agreement with a third party.
- Fluency in English.
- Demonstrated scientific curiosity, eagerness, and willingness to learn new technologies and analytical approaches.
- Familiarity with sequencing.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail and ability to follow established procedures.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills with diverse audiences.
The Precision Medicine Bioinformatics team applies genomics, computational biology, and data science to gain insights from complex biological data. Working closely with our pharmaceutical sponsors and internal scientific teams, we support programs across the product development lifecycle, from exploratory research and technology evaluation through clinical studies and companion diagnostic (CDx) development. Our projects include large-scale genomic data analysis, novel method development, assay development and validation, and the application of advanced bioinformatics approaches to real-world scientific and clinical challenges.
Team members have the opportunity to contribute to innovative genomic research while helping translate scientific discoveries into meaningful patient impact.
As a Labcorp intern, you'll be immersed in hand-on work that complements your academic background. In addition to your project…
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