ABOUT US
At COTA, our vision is for data-driven cancer care to become the standard across healthcare. We believe that everyone touched by cancer deserves a clear path to care. Together, we can make that vision a reality.
We’re searching for smart, motivated people who share our passion for bringing clarity to cancer. Connect with us, introduce yourself, and apply to one of our summer internships.
INTERNSHIP PERKS
Being an intern at COTA comes with many benefits! At COTA, we are committed to workplace wellness and employee happiness. Some of the benefits of working as an intern at COTA include:
- Monthly MetroCard
- Paid Holidays
- Flexible Fridays
- Quarterly COTA Wellness days
- Company team building events
- Educational lunch & learns
- Cause-driven employees
- Fun and productive culture
LOCATION: New York, NY or Remote OVERVIEW
As a software engineering intern, you will work closely with our data acquisition and ingestion team to maintain, operate, and extend integration and ingestion ETLs (Extract-Transform-Load data processing pipelines) within the COTA technology stack. This position requires an ability to learn quickly, think critically, and pay close attention to detail.
WHAT WILL YOU GAIN
- Exposure to enterprise software development
- Experience working in a fast-paced agile software development environment
- Mentorship from strong senior software engineers
- Exposure to new and cutting-edge technologies
HOW YOU WILL IMPACT COTA
- Work to understand the design philosophy behind a decoupled, horizontally scaled
microservice architecture - Work to understand a production enterprise data pipeline
- Work as an integrated team member of one of our engineering Scrum teams
- Extend some of COTA’s production services
- Get the chance to apply your skills to learn about real-world data and its use in the
industry.
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE
- A strong ability to think critically
- Experience in various programming languages
- Experience working with relational databases
- Education in a relevant degree like Computer Science or Computer engineering
- An interest in learning some of our technologies
The COTA Tech Stack
- Mirth Connect
- Javascript
- Postgres
- Python
- Google Big Query
- Google Cloud
Salary: $25.00hr
At COTA, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity with the belief that it drives our innovation. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is a guiding principle on how we build teams and develop leaders. As part of our commitment to building a respectful culture that encourages, develops and celebrates different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, culture, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All employment decisions, including decisions to hire and promote, will be based on merit, competence, business need and performance.
We are a proud equal opportunity employer.
All employees who work from or enter COTA's office location or attend company events or meetings in-person must be fully vaccinated unless an exemption applies.
“NOTICE OF COLLECTION OF APPLICANT PERSONAL INFORMATION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (CCPA)
This Notice applies only to the collection of personal information from California residents on and from January 1, 2020. Cota (“we”) is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of our job applicants’ personal information. In connection with your application for employment, we will collect and process personal information that you provide to us or that we obtain through employment agencies, background check agencies, your professional or educational references or other third parties or service providers. This information includes contact information, such as name, email address, telephone number and other identifiers, professional or employment related information, and education information. We may also collect information concerning your protected characteristics if voluntarily provided by you. We will use your personal information and share it with third parties solely for purposes of considering your application for employment, and should you be hired, in connection with your employment.”
COTA's Privacy Policy
Hourly Salary Range
$25—$25 USD
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What We Do
Founded by oncologists, COTA is committed to creating a precise, patient-first approach to cancer care through the use of real-world data. The company leverages technology-supported human data abstraction methods to make sense of complex, fragmented patient data from the real world. Offering the highest quality oncology real-world data from leading academic and community-based cancer centers and an advanced analytics platform, COTA partners with leading life sciences companies, providers, and payers to ensure that everyone touched by cancer has a clear path to the right care.
Why Work With Us
We are a team-first culture that ensures every employee has the opportunity to have a voice and learn each day. All employees have equal opportunity and we want to help each team member achieve their full potential. Join our team, become a CO10, and help us bring clarity to cancer!
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