Virologist (Vectorology)

WhiteLab Genomics is specialized in data science and machine learning solutions for genomic medicine. Their proprietary platform allows for multi-parameter analysis of complex biological data to discover new DNA and RNA therapies and optimize their developments. Their mission is to help researchers, biotech companies, and pharmaceutical labs to develop more genomic therapies, quicker, and cheaper. Whitelab’s market is very international, with clients in Europe, the USA, and Asia. The candidate should be prepared to travel for conferences and client visits.

WhiteLab Genomics was founded in 2019 by experienced professionals in the field of biotechnology and data science. Today, the start-up has locations at Future4Care in Paris and at the Evry-Courcouronnes Genopole – France’s first biocluster. 

(Internship / Part-time)

We have an opening for a 6-18 months internship within our biology team. We are looking for someone with knowledge in virology and genetics. The candidate needs to be eager to contribute to the development of our AI based technology, and addressing unmet needs in the field of advanced biology and genomics, with a focus on gene and cell therapy.

The core mission

Aid in the extraction, curation, and structuration of viral vector information for our database to build a vector annotation system.

At WhiteLab Genomics, you will:

• Develop methodologies to gather viral vector information from scientific literature, public databases and collaborate with academic and private partners to answer cutting edge biological questions

• Collaborate with the datascience and computational biology teams to develop text mining and NLP methodologies to automatize the extraction, curation and structuration of vector datasets

Required skills:

• Master 1 / 2 in Virology or related fields

• Fundamental knowledge of virology

• Good practices in structuring and managing large tables of data (Office Excel, LibreOffice Calc etc.)

• Fluent in English

Bonus skills:

• Knowledge in gene therapy is a plus

• Knowledge of Python, R

• Comfortable in French is a plus