Decision Analytics Associate

: **ZS** is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, our most valuable asset is our people. Here you’ll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life-changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning; bold ideas; courage and passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS. **Our most valuable asset is our people**. At **ZS**we honor the visible and invisible elements of our identities, personal experiences and belief systems—the ones that comprise us as individuals, shape who we are and make us unique. We believe your personal interests, identities, and desire to learn are part of your success here. Learn more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces, obtaining the resources they need to thrive, and sharing the messages they are passionate about. : **Discovery - Medical & Scientific Expertise Center** - Bioinformatics Intern** We help clients reinvent pharma discovery, elucidate disease biology, innovate novel therapeutics, and accelerate drug development to create breakthrough science and increase the probability of R&D success and patient outcomes. We’re passionate about accelerating transformation in research and early development so clients can build capabilities in programmable biology across therapeutic modalities. Our integrated approach is multidisciplinary and led by science. **What You’ll Do**: - Contribute to the creation and upkeep of **'omics' data processing pipelines** and/or **data visualization apps**: - Assist in designing and coding analytical pipelines for various "omics" studies and experiments. - Offer support to technical teams involved in building bioinformatics pipelines and data visualization apps. - Explore bioinformatics tools or platforms for projects, including those from external partners and startups. - Perform scripting/coding or bioinformatics tasks as needed for projects. Engage with biomedical science specialists: - Learn about and - understand hypotheses, entities involved, and laboratory techniques/assays. - Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to frame scientific questions and insights. - Contribute to the design of bioinformatics studies and analyses. - Research alternative bioinformatics methodologies and techniques. Plan and execute data management, cleaning, and integration activities: - Identify and prioritize relevant datasets and data sources for analysis - Assist in linking internal datasets to external resources or biomedical ontologies. Support the creation of a strategy for desired bioinformatics analysis outcomes: - Catalog and evaluate available biomedical and bioinformatics datasets. - Identify gaps and potential script customizations. - Propose alternative datasets for bioinformatics analytics problems. Communicate bioinformatics findings: - Assist in creating client readouts, internal talks, or research papers. **What You’ll Bring** - Currently pursuing a degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biotechnology, Bioengineering or related field. - Familiarity with programming, statistical analysis (preferably Python and/or R), and working in a Linux/Unix environment. - Eagerness to learn and contribute to the creation of bioinformatics pipelines. - Strong communication and collaboration skills. - Bonus: Familiarity with Docker/Singularity, Nextflow, RShiny, SQL, cloud computing, and/or HPC systems. **Additional Skills (nice to have)**: - Exposure to NGS data analysis (RNAseq, WGS, etc.). - Participation in hackathons or coding contributions. - Experience in academic research or bioinformatics analytics development. : **Perks & Benefits**: ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member. We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections. **Travel**: Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be