TechFoundation 2022 Remote Summer Data Science and Medical Research Internship
with Brigham Educational Institute and Harvard Medical School

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Beyond the tragedies of lives lost, health compromised, and economies shattered, the COVID-19 crisis deeply disrupted the traditional academic summer internship model wherein bright, aspiring students have the opportunity to experience life science research and apply data analytical skills learned in classes to real-world medical research. The TechFoundation internship program has been designed to provide participants with a 8-12 week experience working remotely with top tier researchers on real medical research projects.

Each participant will be partnered with a Principal Investigator based at Harvard Medical School and/or the Brigham and Women's Hospital (a teaching hospital of HMS), Dana Farber Cancer Center, or McLean Hospital (a new partner in the 2022 program). Projects will include data validation, analysis, and project management and will directly relate to research for publication in peer-reviewed medical journals. Participants will receive IRB training and certification at the start of the program.

In addition to a stipend of $5,000, participants will be provided online training in data science analytics and professional support (limited) from data scientists/programmers to advance their knowledge of data analysis and related programming. Experience with Python (or R) is a plus, but is not required. 

The program is open to exceptionally strong rising seniors and graduate students in STEM or medical programs, broadly. Applicants will be notified of acceptance within 2 weeks of the deadline, and the internship will run between early June and late August, depending on the individual schedules of those involved (taking PI vacation, travel schedules, etc., into account).

In addition to the online training and professional support, each participant will receive at least one mentoring session with their Principal Investigator dedicated to reviewing their professional interests and professional plans. 

We expect this program to be highly competitive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for this internship without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

For additional information:   internships@techfoundation.org