Owkin is hiring a
Research Intern

Summary

Join Owkin, an AI biotechnology company, as a promising intern to focus on automation and augmentation of Owkin's current target assessment process. The team is looking for someone with MSc year 2+ level in data science / engineering / computational chemistry or related fields, motivation to work at the intersection of biology and AI, excellence in communication and technical writing, experience in Linux/Unix-like environments, Python and good programming skills, and fluency in English.

Requirements

• MSc year 2+ level in data science / engineering / computational chemistry or related fields
• Motivation to work at the intersection of biology and AI
• Excellence in communication and technical writing
• Experience in Linux/Unix-like environments, Python and good programming skills
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)
• Authorization to work legally in France

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with, and receive mentorship from the other members of the R&D team
• Contribute to the implementation of an end-to-end automated pipeline for druggability assessment, relying on data sources such as OpenTarget and PubChem and leveraging available APIs and internal solutions
• Conduct validation of the automated pipeline in alignment with previous druggability assessment activities and results
• Conduct comparative and primary research on possible solutions for extension of the automated assessment pipeline, examples of possible research avenues could be: looking for and evaluating protein 3D structures, extracting patent information, explore solutions for LLM generated result reports, propose visualization modules for the pipeline and gathered data, implementing quality filters for small molecules, etc
• Report your detailed findings and solutions to the group

Benefits

• Flexible work organization
• Friendly and informal working environment
• Opportunity to work with an international team with high technical and scientific backgrounds