Internship AI/ML Engineers, Biomedical AI (m/f/d)

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Site Name: Switzerland - Zug, Berlin Linkstrasse, Heidelberg - Office, Home Worker - DEU (Hamburg), Home Worker - DEU (Munich)
Posted Date: Apr 12 2023

At GSK, we are actively working on building a future in which state-of-the-art software, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) will enable us to develop new therapies and personalized drugs that drive better outcomes for patients at reduced cost with fewer side effects. It is an ambitious goal that requires the development of data-driven solutions at the cutting edge of Software Engineering, Automation, Biomedicine, Machine Learning and AI. If this excites you, we would love to chat.

To help us make this future a reality, we are looking for an AI/ML Intern for a fixed 3-6 month term that is keen to work on developing next generation medical prediction models to address open challenges in the discovery and development of novel breakthrough medicines.

The Biomedical AI team is built on the principles of ownership, accountability, continuous development, and collaboration. We hire for the long term, and we are motivated to make this a great place to work. Our leaders will be committed to your career and development from day one. We strongly encourage applications from people with diverse and underrepresented backgrounds and perspectives.

You will:

• Design and implement state-of-the-art AI/ML models to address open challenges in healthcare.
• Deliver robust, tested and performant code in an agile development environment.
• Liaise with experts in biology, medicine and experimentation to ensure fit-for-purpose solutions.

We are looking for:

• Ongoing studies in a quantitative or engineering discipline (e.g., computer science, computational biology, bioinformatics, engineering, among others)
• Demonstrated programming expertise in Python and in developing and delivering robust software solutions.
• Basic knowledge of modern software development tools and practices (agile frameworks).
• Basic understanding of at least one major deep learning framework (PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Basic knowledge of software engineering best practices.
• Background or interest in biology or medicine is a plus but not required.
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of German is not required for this position.

In addition, it would be nice if you bring:

• Relevant experience in design, development and deployment of AI/ML software.
• Familiarity with machine learning principles and state-of-the-art modelling approaches.
• Contributions to relevant open-source projects.
• Knowledge or interest in disease biology, molecular biology and medicine.
• Experience working with biomedical data (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, electronic health records, clinical images)

Why GSK?

Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.

These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:

• Agile and distributed decision-making – using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk
• Managing individual and team performance.
• Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
• Implementing change initiatives and leading change.
• Sustaining energy and well-being, building resilience in teams.
• Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning both internally and externally.
• Developing people and building a talent pipeline.
• Translating strategy into action - a compelling narrative, motivating others, setting objectives and delegation.
• Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
• Budgeting and forecasting, commercial and financial acumen.

#LI-GSK

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

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