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Working closely with microbiologists and genomics scientists, you will translate biological requirements into reproducible bioinformatics solutions while gaining hands-on experience in yeast genomics, gene expression analysis, and pipeline development.\n\nHow you’ll make an impact as aBioinformaticsIntern\n\nReview scientific literature and evaluate bioinformatics software for integrating gene expression data into a yeast genome annotation pipeline\nDevelop and improve scripts and workflows to automate genomic data processing and genome annotation\nIntegrate annotated yeast genomes into a local genome database and genome browser to support visualization and downstream analysis\nDocument code, workflows and results to ensure traceability, reproducibility and effective knowledge transfer\nCollaborate with microbiologists and genomics scientists to translate biological requirements into technical solutions and present your progress and results\n\nWhat will make you successful\n\nStudent or recent graduate from a Bachelor or Master in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Biology or a related field, with good knowledge of genomics and strong exposure to bioinformatics\nUnderstanding of Next-Generation Sequencing technologies and their application to genomic or transcriptomic data analysis\nGood programming and scripting skills using Python, R or Bash, experience using a Unix or Linux environment is a strong advantage\nFirst exposure to workflow and command-line tools such as Nextflow or Awk is an advantage, combined with an interest in developing automated and reproducible bioinformatics pipelines\nBasic knowledge of code version control (Git)\nStrong analytical, communication, collaboration and learning skills\nFluency in English; knowledge of French is an advantage\n\nAt Nestlé Research, we place people at the heart of everything we do.\n\nOur benefits are designed to support your growth and wellbeing, so you can thrive at work and in life:\nLearning and development opportunities to grow your career\nHealthcare contribution and access to the Employee Assistance Program\nAttractive employee discounts across various products and services\n\nWhat to expect from our hiring process\n\nWe are committed to an inclusive and respectful hiring experience and are happy to provide reasonable accommodation if needed. 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