Internship - Bioinformatics - Hybrid Working Abingdon, England
Job description
About Oxford Biotherapeutics:
Oxford Biotherapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company for the development of antibody therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. You will play an integral role in the pre-clinical development of novel immuno-oncology therapeutics. Our OGAP® platform is the world's largest, cancer specific, membrane protein library, directly measuring plasma membrane protein expression in patient tumors. OGAP is used to identify novel, highly tumor specific antigens for novel first-in-class ADC, Bispecific T-cell Engager (BITE®) and Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) targets. Our lead asset, OBT076, is an Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) in Phase 1b clinical development. Our clinical and pre-clinical pipeline of novel biologics is balanced between internal programs, focused on ADCs and checkpoint regulators, and externally partnered programs with key innovators in oncology such as Boehringer Ingelheim, Immunogen and Genmab.
Purpose of the Role
This internship will be part of the OBT UK target discovery team. The role will be to assist in the discovery, research and presentation of therapeutic cancer targets using bioinformatic based approaches. Training will be provided where required. This role would suit an undergraduate student or graduate who has an interest in cancer biology and wants to develop their bioinformatics skills.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Assist with bioinformatic pipeline including:
- Analysing / summarising / presenting of data
- Researching / annotating proteins of interest from internal and public resources
- Creating and developing new and existing bioinformatic tools
- Assist with ad-hoc bioinformatic based tasks
Please note the roles and responsibilities for the position include but are not limited to the above.
Knowledge, Experience, and Skills:
- Some experience with basics of programming and an interest to learn these skills
- Knowledge of statistics and an interest to learn these skills
- Currently enrolled in or graduated from a computational or biological related course (e.g. biology, bioinformatics, computer science etc.)
- Familiarity will Microsoft office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Experience reading / summarising scientific literature desired but not essential
One of our top priorities is to maintain the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. To achieve this goal, we offer comprehensive benefits.
Benefits Offered:
- Generous pension scheme with potential employer contribution of up to 10% (based on match contributions)
- Enhanced holiday entitlement above statutory minimum plus public holidays
- Free onsite parking
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Team building events and activities
- Office snacks
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all employee and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
