Working student Digitalization White Biotechnology (m/f/d)

JOIN THE TEAM

We are a leading global research organization with over 3000 employees working in the field of material and analytical science, chemical synthesis, process development, bioscience, catalysis and digitalization. With our creative and diverse teams as well as our cutting-edge research, we help to make our customers more successful and drive the sustainability transformation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

At Digitalization of White Biotechnology, we enable faster data-driven research decisions.
We implement solutions that enable easy entry and management of FAIR data and collaborate with computational biology to make sophisticated computational models and pipelines available for daily biotechnology research work.
To support our team, we are looking for a dedicated working student to start as soon as possible.

• Your main project will focus on migrating thousands of biological sequence entries from a legacy database to a newer application (using scripting).
• In addition, you will have a lot of opportunities to improve and speed-up daily work at the interface of biology, programming, and bioinformatics.
• Furthermore, you will learn (and contribute to) our technology stack and a full software development process (from ideation to the result).

QUALIFICATIONS

• programming skills and some understanding of biological terms (such as DNA, protein, nucleotide, amino acid, plasmid, genome, bacteria, gene).
• experience scripting in Python, basic knowledge of bash, SQL databases, and git.
• additional programming knowledge and experience (JavaScript, VueJS, Docker, FastAPI, ...) would be a plus.

BENEFITS

• From day one you will be part of the BASF family. 
• You will get involved in challenging fields of activity and have the opportunity to work on exciting projects in an interdisciplinary environment. 
• Depending on the location of the respective group company you will get to know BASF and participate in various workshops and guided tours. 
• In this way you will make numerous interesting experiences and get a deep insight into the world´s leading chemical company.

ABOUT US

Do you have any questions about the application process or the position? Please reach out to: Fabienne Koenig, fabienne.koenig@basf.com, Tel.:+49 30 2005-58121

First information about our application process can be found here: http://on.basf.com/applicationprocess.

BASF SE, located in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, is the corporate headquarters of the BASF Group and part of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. BASF stands for competence in chemistry since 1865 and is represented today in the world's major consumer markets, with a wide range of products. As the largest employer in the region, BASF SE offers multiple career opportunities for students, university graduates and professionals providing also training in over 30 professions. Leisure, sports, culture and a good infrastructure characterize the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region, in which BASF is also involved with numerous activities. Learn more about BASF SE at on.basf.com/BASFSE_LU

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Because we are counting on innovative solutions, on sustainable actions, and on connected thinking. And on you. Become a part of our formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.