2025 Summer Intern - Software Engineering Machine Learning Drug Discovery (MLDD), Prescient Design

2025 Summer Intern - Software Engineering Machine Learning Drug Discovery (MLDD), Prescient Design

Department Summary

At Genentech Machine Learning Drug Discovery (MLDD), Prescient Design, we are revolutionizing drug discovery with ground breaking machine learning techniques. The Engineering team within Prescient Design works on applications and infrastructure that make drug discovery R&D possible. One such paradigm is Lab in the Loop (LITL) which connects the in-silico drug discovery with wet lab evaluations about a particular hypothesis about a new drug candidate.

We are seeking exceptional interns with a demonstrated background in software development, and a strong interest in implementing novel research ideas with efficient and maintainable code. As an intern, you will work alongside engineers and scientists on projects with a real world impact to develop critical software used across Prescient Design, Genentech and Roche. We are particularly interested in candidates who are enthusiastic about automation, scalable services, and ML infrastructure. A background in biology is advantageous but not required for this role.

This internship position is located in New York, New York and/or San Francisco, CA, on-site.

The Opportunity

• Creating software to enable ML driven in-silico drug discovery.

• Contribute to our current infrastructure that composes our models together.

• Collaborate closely with engineers and scientists to work on active projects.

• Work on developing a standard to evaluate and benchmark models pre-production, and develop APIs to be able to promote them into production.

Program Highlights

• Intensive 12-weeks, full-time (40 hours per week) paid internship.

• Program start dates are in May/June (Summer 2025).

• A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship.

• Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects.

• Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry.

Who You Are

Required Education:

You must meet one of the following criteria:

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree (enrolled student).

• Must be pursuing a Master's Degree (enrolled student).

Required Majors:

• Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields

Required Skills:

• Strong programming skills in Python or another relevant language; ability to write, optimize, debug, and test production-ready code, and previous software engineering work experience

• Knowledge and understanding of version control and the software development process, and the ability to work in a team environment

• Experience in working across different layers of the technology stack

• Experience and interest in automation through software

• Familiarity with databases, and ML model inference and evaluation

• Keen interest in biology software and applications, and enthusiasm about ML in the life sciences.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications

• Working experience with CI/CD

• Working experience deploying applications to cloud infrastructure

• Knowledge and understanding of Kubernetes

• Experience with data/ml workflow orchestrators

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of New York and/or California is $45-$50/hour. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This position also qualifies for paid holiday time off benefits.

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