Phase1, Bioinformatician Trainee

Phase1 is Orion's paid trainee program for university and university of applied sciences students. The program brings together a large group of trainees from different disciplines. In addition to summer jobs, the program offers various events, networking with other trainees and Orionees, and group mentoring to support your career! Could this be the first phase of your Orion career? For more information about the Phase1 trainee program and the application process, please visit Orion's website.

Description of the position

As a Bioinformatician trainee in the Digital Medicine department you will explore multiple diverse omics databases and datasets in the fields of pain and oncology. You will help with the on-going discovery and research projects in their everyday objectives and challenges. You will collaborate with both internal and external functions and partners, and you will get to work together with our research biologists and projects. This role is based in Turku.

Description of the unit

We are an agile, entrepreneurial and international department. Our R&D mission salutes the power of data, science and new technologies, and aims to help the patients with life threatening illnesses. 

Requirements

You are MSc / PhD student in bioinformatics. Experience of the omic principles underly cancer and/or pain (a common complex genetic disorder) will be a plus. Experience with exploratory data analysis and visualization using e.g. R or Python is required. Good communication skills are needed.

We offer

At Orion, you'll get a broad insight into bioinformatician's field of activity. You'll also get responsibility during the summer as we offer you the opportunity to challenge yourself with interesting and varied tasks. During the summer you will also get a comprehensive overview of Orion's processes, activities and learn about different positions within the corporation.

In addition to your salary package, we offer comprehensive employee benefits such as sports and cultural benefits, and a wide range of health and beauty products in our very own staff shop.

Appreciation of colleagues and continuous development are part of our core values.

Additional information

Please apply as soon as possible, but no later than 5th February 2023. We will start interviewing possible candidates during the application time, so please ensure that we have your application as soon as possible!

If you would like to know more about the application process and timelines, please visit our website.

Welcome to build well-being with us next summer 2023!

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