Alzheimer’s Disease Translational Research Intern (Computational Biology)

Location: Remote, hybrid, or onsite within the United States; travel to onsite events in Seattle, WA is required at least twice per year.

Hourly wage: $35–$40.

Company

hirify.global is a nonprofit biomedical research organization advancing human health through open science, responsible data sharing, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

What you will do

• Develop exploratory and hypothesis-driven research initiatives using complex, high-dimensional datasets.
• Apply advanced statistics, machine learning, and study-design methods to formulate research questions and interpret data.
• Develop and document analytical methods, pipelines, and tools following reproducible research standards.
• Analyze multi-omic data from the AD Knowledge Portal and public resources, including preprocessing, normalization, differential methylation and expression analyses, cohort harmonization, and meta-analysis.
• Communicate findings through peer-reviewed publications, presentations to funders and collaborators, conferences, and workshops.
• Potentially publish or co-author research and share processed data, summary files, and code through the AD Knowledge Portal.

Requirements

• Pursuing or recently completed an M.S. or Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or a related discipline, or have commensurate experience.
• At least 1 year of relevant research experience.
• Experience with data extraction, data cleaning, complex statistical analysis, and machine learning using R or Python.
• Strong computational biology or bioinformatics skills applied to multi-omic data.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, critical-thinking, communication, attention-to-detail, and accuracy skills.
• Ability to work effectively under deadlines, adapt to changing priorities, multitask, collaborate across disciplines, and maintain professionalism.
• Ability to fulfill essential desk- and computer-based physical requirements, with reasonable accommodations available.

Nice to have

• Passion for open science, collaboration, complex data, and supporting scientific research.
• Interest in Alzheimer's disease, neurodegenerative diseases, and interdisciplinary biomedical research.
• Commitment to inclusive, accessible, and relevant research practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Three- to six-month internship with full-time or part-time participation.
• Remote, onsite, and hybrid work arrangements are supported within the United States.
• Paid holidays, paid sick time, and paid personal days.
• Access to organization-wide meetings, workshops, training, mentorship, and applicable transportation benefits.
• Distributed workforce focused on open science, radical collaboration, responsible data sharing, and interdisciplinary work.

Hiring process

• Submit a 100% original cover letter and CV demonstrating authentic writing, critical thinking, and clear communication.
• All interviews are conducted virtually unless otherwise communicated.