Genome-Scale Metabolic Modelling of Industrial Microbes [6 Months Internship] (Bioinformatics)

Location: Onsite at hirify.global International facilities in Marcq-en-Barœul, France. Full-time, presential 6-month internship starting between January and March 2027.

Company

hirify.global is a multinational company specializing in yeasts, fermentation, biotechnology, baking, food taste and pleasure, and healthcare solutions.

What you will do

• Implement and improve automated high-throughput methods for metabolic network reconstruction and analysis.
• Develop and diversify genomic annotation workflows for industrial microorganisms.
• Build reproducible and efficient pipelines for large-scale application using existing genomic data.
• Reconstruct and quality-control metabolic networks from the genomic collection of industrial yeast and bacterial strains.
• Collaborate with bioinformaticians, computational biologists, and dry- and wet-lab researchers.
• Present results to R&D teams and contribute to production-grade data analysis capabilities.

Requirements

• Final-year master's or engineering student in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Systems Biology, or a related field.
• Good programming skills in Python.
• Familiarity with pipeline tools such as Nextflow.
• Experience with version control such as Git/GitLab and reproducible research tools such as Docker and Anaconda.
• Solid knowledge of genomics, biochemistry, and microbial metabolism.
• Knowledge of constraint-based reconstruction and analysis methods, including COBRA, gained through coursework or a project.
• Analytical mindset, rigor, and autonomy.
• Strong communication skills.
• Fluency in English.

Culture & Benefits

• Dual supervision from Bioinformatics and Computational Biology researchers.
• Work in interdisciplinary and dynamic teams within industrial R&D.
• Experience with real-life industrial genomic data.
• Opportunity to strengthen the professional portfolio through contributions to production-grade pipelines.