Want to defy your bounds and make an unbridled impact towards treating oncogene amplified cancers?

If you’re looking to stretch your thinking, consider an internship at Boundless where we are on the forefront of unlocking a new paradigm in cancer therapeutics for cancer patients with significant unmet need. Defy your bounds with us.

Boundless Bio (BBI) is a San Diego-based, clinical-stage, next generation precision oncology company interrogating an exciting new area of cancer biology, extrachromosomal DNA (“ecDNA”), to revolutionize the way cancer is treated. We are seeking a highly motivated intern to support our bioinformatic efforts and play a significant role in helping us transform exciting ecDNA discoveries into the next generation of cancer medicines.

As an intern at BBI you will have an opportunity to:

• Be part of a bioinformatic science team learning and working on drug discovery and biomarker projects as a team member under the direction of a Senior Scientist
• Gain an understanding of the drug discovery and development process
• Learn new bioinformatic techniques and approaches
• Experience working in a fast-paced biotech company
• Participate in BBI meetings, seminars, and presentations, as well as social events and community volunteer projects
• Build a network of colleagues that will grow throughout your time with us and beyond

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support ongoing research efforts via analysis and summary of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) results.
• Establish and populate data visualization tools and datasets such as cBioPortal.
• Perform general ecDNA biology-focused bioinformatics research such as literature searches for relevant data and methods.
• Download and analyze public datasets as directed.
• Play a significant role in building bioinformatic pipelines for data analysis.

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science program focused on Bioinformatics, Computational Sciences or Computational Biology
  • Preferred completion of minimum of 2 years undergraduate
  • Biologic Science majors with interest/experience with coding and bioinformatics will be considered
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Knowledge and experience with at least one coding language including R, Java, Python
• Desired experience with Bash Scripting
• Desired knowledge of NGS bioinformatic methods and pipelines
• Desired experience with analyzing large datasets and multimodal datasets

This is a paid, onsite intern role starting summer break for up to 40 hours/week until fall semester starts. You must currently reside in the San Diego area and be authorized to work for any employer in the US as we do not provide relocation assistance or sponsorship for Intern roles. The anticipated pay range for this internship is $20 - $25 per hour. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of education, previous relevant experience, etc.

Boundless Bio fosters an inclusive company culture that values diverse talent, backgrounds, and experiences. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected categories.