2026 Spatial Transcriptomics Intern (PhD)

Role Summary

2026 Spatial Transcriptomics Intern (PhD) at AbbVie. Summer internship focused on analyzing cutting-edge spatial transcriptomics and histopathology data, in collaboration with BIGGS and Discovery Immunology, to advance spatial data analysis capabilities and pipeline development.

Responsibilities

• Test new algorithms on spatial transcriptomics data for accuracy and efficiency.
• Assist in the expansion and optimization of our spatial data analysis pipeline.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team to integrate cutting-edge tools and technologies and advance the understanding of disease biology.
• Contribute easily maintainable, robust, and flexible code for spatial analysis pipelines.
• Interpret and communicate results to team members and a wider audience of interdisciplinary scientists.

Qualifications

• Required: Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related field.
• Required: Must be enrolled in university for at least one semester following the internship.
• Required: Expected graduation date between December 2026 ‚Äì July 2027.
• Required: Experience working with spatial transcriptomics, preferably Xenium.
• Required: Fluent in R and/or Python.
• Required: Fluent in single-cell RNA-seq analysis.
• Required: Excellent organizational, communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in immunology is a plus.
• Experience with image analysis is a plus.
• Experience with Nextflow and GitHub.

Skills

• Spatial transcriptomics data analysis
• Pipeline development and software engineering
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Statistical and computational biology

Education

• PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related field (pursuing)

Additional Requirements

• None beyond those listed in Qualifications