Schedule:
Duration of Internship: June - August 2026
Status: Non-benefited
Hours: Less than 29 hours per week
Days: Monday - Friday, flexible based on intern availability
Department: R&I Appl AI & Bioinformatics - 339
The Intern is utilized in various departments. ARUP's culture is one of caring for both the patient and its employees.
About the Supervisor:
Brendan is the Bioinformatics Director at ARUP, and oversees the Applied AI & Bioinformatics group
Internship Description:
The internship is a 12-week, part-time program for those interested in clinical data science, machine learning, and bioinformatics. Potential project areas a computational pathology image analysis, NGS analysis, flow cytometry. A background in unix command line interface and python programming skills is recommended.
Internship Goals:
Deepen proficiency with data science and machine learning techniques applied to clinical lab data
Knowledge, Skills & Techniques Learned from Internship:
Training and evaluation of machine learning models in a clinical context; visualization of complex, real-world data sets; interpretation of results for data analysis experiments.
Successful candidates will have python programming skills.
Measurement of New Skills:
Internships are project-based, with clear goals identified at the outset. Performance is measured primarily on progress made toward the project
About ARUP:
ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
ARUP proudly hires top talent to create a work environment of diversity, professional growth and continuous development. Our workforce is committed to the important service we provide to over one million patients each month. We always strive for excellence and have a strong desire to have involvement with the advances in medicine and the role laboratory services plays within each patient’s life. We never forget that there is a patient behind every specimen we receive.
We are looking for individuals who want to contribute to ARUP's culture of accountability, integrity, service, and excellence. Consider joining our dynamic team.
Physical and Other Requirements:
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Mobility: The person in this position needs to occasionally move between work sites and inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Communicate: Frequently and effectively communicate with others.
PPE: Biohazard laboratory environment that requires use of personal protective equipment in accordance with CDC and OSHA regulations and company policies.
ARUP Policies and Procedures: To conduct self in compliance with all ARUP Policies and Procedures.
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Fine Motor Control: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Vision: Having close, far, and peripheral visual acuity to perform a variety of tasks such as make general observations of depth and distance.
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What We Do
ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. A nonprofit enterprise of the University of Utah, ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests.
