Computational Biology Intern - Summer 2026

About the role

We're hiring a Computational Biology Intern to help build and improve the bioinformatics pipelines behind our platform. You'll work on real analysis workflows that process raw sequencing data for actual research labs, not toy projects.

Responsibilities

• Help build and maintain bioinformatics pipelines for genomics, transcriptomics, and other -omics data
• Write clean, reproducible analysis code in Python and/or R
• Auxiliary with cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) for running large-scale compute workloads
• Integrate existing bioinformatics tools, databases, and data sources into the platform
• Validate pipeline outputs against published methodologies and real scientific standards
• Help identify what researchers actually need and translate that into product decisions

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related field
• Proficient in Python and/or R
• Familiarity with common bioinformatics file formats (FASTQ, BAM, VCF, etc.)
• Comfortable in Linux/Unix command-line environments
• Understanding of molecular biology fundamentals (genomics, gene expression, variant calling)
• Good communicator who can work across biology and engineering
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP)
• Familiarity with workflow managers (Nextflow, Snakemake, or similar)
• Docker experience
• Exposure to LLMs or AI/ML tools
• Previous startup experience (prior experience either working for or founding a startup)

Qualifications

• Competitive intern compensation
• Meals covered when you're in the office (lunch daily, dinner when you're working late)
• Opportunity to convert to a full-time founding team role
• Work directly with the founders with full visibility into product strategy, customer conversations, and fundraising
• Real responsibility from day one at a fast-growing YC company

Benefits

• If you're curious about being a founder one day, this is your front-row seat.

Pay

• $30 - $45 / hourly

Schedule

• Remote (US)