Internship ICT

Join our team at GenomeScan!

GenomeScan is a service provider for innovative DNA and RNA analyses. We are dedicated to providing fast, affordable, and high-quality patient diagnostics and genetic laboratory research. Our diagnostic services play a crucial role in identifying the causes of diseases and providing support for individual treatment plans. We also undertake projects for research groups and pharmaceutical/biotech clients.

The GenomeScan ICT team contributes to its diagnostic genomic sequencing (NGS) services by providing both the hardware and software solutions to process big genetic data sets used by health care (diagnostic labs), biopharmaceutical companies (clinical studies), and academic research. The operational flow starts with project management and communication, sample intake and processing, DNA sequencing, data analysis and interpretation, and delivery of the test data and results to the clinician or researcher.

To support and facilitate all work in this entire chain we are developing a laboratory information management system (LIMS) and automation framework with focus on generation and processing of raw data generated by several types of sequencers.

Typical tasks supported by this system are planning DNA sequencing experiments by combining hundreds to thousands of samples on a sequencing flow cell, deconvoluting the raw data from these flow cells to individual samples again, performing quality checks, analyzing the data, and transferring and archiving the genetic data.

The ICT team plays a crucial role in the operational chain and to support all work in this flow we are deploying a laboratory information Management system (LIMS) and automation frameworks with focus on data management, automation, generation and processing of sequencing data, and analysis and transfer of data.

The major system is a LIMS that handles the first part of the logistic flow focusing on sample registration and traceability. The remainder of the logistic flow, starting with the loading of the DNA sequencer, is handled by an automation framework. A customer web portal handles inbound and outbound communication with the customer. All systems consist of a web-based user interface that communicates via API calls with its backend and other systems and processes.

Within the project there are several topics on which an internship project can be based. Projects can be based on individual modules such as project management, quality control of data, transfer of data to customers, data analysis, and involve both backend and front-end development. In the project, you will be trained in understanding business or operational processes, write software to support these processes, data management, and UI/UX design.

Within the scope of the selected topic, existing processes need to be analyzed, improvement or solutions proposed, followed by a design and implementation, and thorough testing (entire software development life cycle). This requires close collaboration with other software developers and other departments within the organization.