AskBio Inc., a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, is a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines and changing lives. The company maintains a portfolio of clinical programs across a range of neuromuscular, central nervous system, cardiovascular, and metabolic disease indications with a clinical-stage pipeline that includes investigational therapeutics for congestive heart failure, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, multiple system atrophy, Parkinson’s disease, and Pompe disease. AskBio’s gene therapy platform includes Pro10™, an industry-leading proprietary cell line manufacturing process, and an extensive array of capsids and promoters. With global headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and European headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland, the company has generated hundreds of proprietary capsids and promoters, several of which have entered pre-clinical and clinical testing.

Our vision: Pioneering science to create transformative molecular medicines.

Our mission: Lead innovative science and drive clinical outcomes to transform people's lives.

Our principles:

• Advance innovative science by pushing boundaries. 

• Bring transformative therapeutics to patients in need.  

• Provide an environment for employees to reach their fullest potential.  

Our values:

• Be a Pioneer. We are not afraid of the impossible and to innovate to make gene therapies accessible to those in need.

• Cultivate Collaboration. Strive to be the best teammate, actively listen, openly communicate, and embrace diverse points of view.

• Embrace Responsibility. We are humbled by the enormity of our mission.  We hold a relentless commitment to advance science and clinical outcomes for our patients, families, and caregivers.

• Raise the Bar. Continuously drive improvements and efficiencies. Seek and provide constructive feedback. Have a bias for learning and action.

• Act with Uncompromising Integrity. Be honest, transparent, and committed to doing what’s right in every situation. Make clear commitments and follow through.

Position Summary

Working as part of the AI Readiness Team, this intern will support the platform readiness workstream for prioritized, high‑value AI use cases across business and scientific functions. The role focuses on evaluating current tools, environments, and integration pathways; identifying technical blockers; and implementing lightweight solutions that enable rapid experimentation and secure, scalable deployment needed to move use cases from “marginally ready” to “deployment‑ready.”  The intern will collaborate with the AI Hub, enterprise architecture, security, and functional IT teams. The program culminates in a final presentation on accelerating AI Use Case readiness: Platform & Integration.

This intern will be office-based in RTP, NC and will report to the Director, AI Automation and Integration.

Job Responsibilities

• Support assessments of AI Platform tool, compute, storage, and security, needs for priority use cases

• Learn to evaluate API availability, data connectors, and workflow orchestration requirements

• Review current environments to identify compatibility gaps

• Partner with security/IT to ensure identity, access, and compliance are addressed in designs

• Observe end‑to‑end integration of data sources with analytics/ML platforms

• Review logging/monitoring practices; propose improvements for reliability and observability

• Participate in building lightweight integrations or automations (e.g., REST calls, pipelines, CI/CD)

• Assist with environment configuration and documentation (runbooks, how‑to guides)

• Maintain a risk/issues register and help prioritize remediation actions

• Communicate platform findings with clear diagrams and recommendations

• Present a final readout with a pragmatic roadmap to close platform gaps

Minimum Requirements

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field

• Must be at least a Junior in university at the time of application

• Required technical experience: one or more of Python, JavaScript, scripting, and REST APIs

• Required systems experience:

  • Exposure to collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint, Confluence, or similar)

  • Understanding of:

    • What integration points are (APIs, connectors, files)

    • The concept of identity and access (logins, permissions, roles)

    • Willingness and ability to learn simple automation or integration tasks with guidance

• Strong sense of accountability; ability to prioritize multiple tasks

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

• Flexible and willing to support a variety of tasks for the Information Technology team

• Proactive, solution‑driven mindset; strong problem‑solving and communication skills

• Available to work full‑time at the office during the summer months (May–August)

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills

• Prior project work automating workflows or building internal tools

• Exposure to cloud platform concepts learned through coursework (Azure/AWS/GCP fundamentals)

• Basic understanding of REST API endpoints or payload formats (JSON, XML)

• Familiarity with version control concepts

• Experience creating diagrams using tools such as Lucidchart, Miro, or VisioComfort navigating documentation repositories or wikis

AskBio Inc. (AskBio) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected status prohibited under Federal, State or local laws. All employment decisions are based on valid job‐related requirements. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening by calling us at (919) 561-6210 or sending us an email at [email protected].

Agencies:  Please do not contact any employee at AskBio about this requisition.  Any resume submitted by a recruitment agency to any employee at AskBio, through any medium, will be deemed the sole property of AskBio unless the agency was engaged by AskBio Talent Acquisition team to recruit for that position.  All agencies must have a prior executed service agreement with AskBio prior to any search engagement.  If a candidate who was submitted outside of the AskBio agency process is hired by AskBio, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid to the agency.