Co-op, Data Engineer

Co-op, Data Engineer 

Tessera Fall Co-op Program: Designed for students as an alternate academic study in their Bachelors or Masters program. Eligible students would be those attending schools with an established co-op program in their academic curriculum.

Duration: June 23^rd  – December (6 month program) or February (8 month program) || Monday – Friday, 35-40 hrs/week

• Hands-on Experience: Co-op participants will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals on innovative projects at the forefront of biotechnology. 
• Coffee Chats with Leadership: Regular informal sessions will be arranged where students can engage in candid conversations with Tessera Therapeutics' leadership team. These sessions offer a unique opportunity to gain insights into leadership styles, career paths, and industry trends.
• Career Development Workshops: Throughout the program, participants will have access to a series of workshops focused on enhancing key professional skills such as drafting a resume and interviewing.
• Student Outings and Activities: To foster a sense of camaraderie and community among participants, Tessera Therapeutics will organize various outings and activities. 
• Student Presentation: Opportunity to present accomplishments at the end of the co-op program to the entire organization.
• Student Perks: Daily Lunch Stipend, Commuter Benefit, Onsite Gym and Paid Holidays 

Position Responsibilities:

• As a member of the data platform team, this engineer will:
• Contribute to a cloud-based data architecture supporting Tessera’s scientific objectives
• Integrate commercial, open source and purpose-built components
• Integrate data from a variety of internal and external sources

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud development (AWS preferred)
• Experience with Python or other modern programming language
• Familiarity with DevOps practices
• Familiarity with data pipeline architecture

Position Summary:

The data engineer will contribute to data solutions supporting the innovative technologies that can help the organization to achieve its goals. They will join the Data Science team and interact with computational biologists and our scientific platform teams to enable the discovery and development of novel gene therapy agents.

They will learn about data and software engineering, gene therapy and data analysis

We are searching for a driven, enthusiastic and self-motivated student who is comfortable multitasking and working in a team environment. This student will gain industry experience and exposure while working with our novel gene writing technology

Company Summary:

Tessera Therapeutics is pioneering Gene Writing™— a new biotechnology designed to offer scientists and clinicians the ability to write small and large therapeutic messages into the genome, thereby curing diseases at their source. Gene Writing holds the potential to become a new category in genetic medicine, building upon recent breakthroughs in gene therapy and gene editing while eliminating important limitations in their reach, utilization, and efficacy. Tessera Therapeutics was founded by Flagship Pioneering, a life sciences innovation enterprise that conceives, resources, and develops first-in-category companies to transform human health and sustainability.

More about Tessera Therapeutics:

Tessera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, marital status, genetics, protected veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic identified by federal, state, or local laws where we operate. Tessera provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. To begin an interactive dialogue with Tessera regarding a reasonable accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied, please contact the recruiter or Accommodations@tesseratx.com

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies:  Tessera Therapeutics does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Tessera Therapeutics or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Tessera Therapeutics’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Tessera Therapeutics, and Tessera Therapeutics will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.