About the role#
Zoetis is hiring a summer intern for the Veterinary Medicine Research and Development team in Kalamazoo. You will join a project exploring how genetic variation influences treatment response in livestock. This role involves building a pharmacogenomic decision support system for animal health.
What you'll do#
- Extract, clean, and integrate clinical treatment records and health event data from dairy herd management systems and link them with existing genotype data.
- Define and construct treatment response phenotypes for mastitis and bovine respiratory disease, such as clinical cure, bacteriological cure, relapse, and recurrence.
- Identify DNA markers and candidate genomic regions with predictive value for treatment outcomes by evaluating existing SNP panel and sequence data.
- Develop and test proof-of-concept genomic prediction models for treatment response traits, including calculating preliminary accuracy and heritability estimates.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a Master's or PhD program in Animal Science, Quantitative Genetics, Animal Breeding and Genomics, Bioinformatics, or a related field.
- Experience with genomic data analysis, including GWAS, genomic prediction, or variance component estimation using mixed models.
- Proficiency in R, Python, SAS, or an equivalent programming or statistical environment for large-scale data analysis.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and present results to a cross-functional team.
- Familiarity with livestock health data, dairy herd management systems, or genomic selection is preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Status: Full-time, paid internship.
- Modality: On-site.
About Zoetis
Zoetis operates in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector. The company focuses on the prediction, prevention, detection, and treatment of animal illnesses. It serves veterinarians, pet owners, and livestock farmers across more than 100 countries. Founded in 2013, the organization is based in Parsippany, New Jersey, and employs over 10,001 people.
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