Clinicogenomics Masters or PhD Intern - Remote

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At Optum, we define clinicogenomics as a data set comprised of both genomic and phenotypic data. Our access to millions of patients and our vision to link the exome sequence to rich claims and electronic health record data from across the health care ecosystem gives us deep insights into mechanisms of disease and treatment response. This uniquely positions us to provide the required scale and consistency necessary to achieve better, faster and less expensive drug development.

Optum's Clinicogenomics team is seeking an ambitious graduate student to join our team for a 10-week summer internship program. The candidate will work with their manager on a project in oncology, leveraging existing literature and completing analyses using Optum’s clinicogenomic datasets: next-generation sequencing data linked to clinical and claims data. The candidate will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to produce real-world evidence.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct literature reviews on biomarkers linked to disease risk, progression, and treatment response
• Understanding prevalence and impact of genomic and other features in specific cancer types or treatment groups
• Contribute to the characterization of real-world cohorts: derive endpoints,
• Keep detailed documentation of methods and workflows
• Present analysis findings to internal stakeholders
  

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Masters or PhD program in Computational Biology, Data Science, Human Genetics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Computer Science, or related field
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization (F-1 students with practical training and candidates requiring H-1Bs , TNs, etc. will not be considered)
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of genomics, biology, and statistics
• Experience with R and/or Python programming languages
• Experience with SQL
• Experience with analyzing large genetic and/or EMR data sets
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively
  

Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City, or Washington residents is $31.77 to $56.86. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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