Roche · 3 weeks ago
2026 Summer Intern – Large Language Models (Prescient Design / AI for Drug Discovery)
New York City
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$50/hr - $50/hr
Start in 2026 SpringRoche is part of Genentech’s Research and Early Development organization, focusing on advancing drug discovery through machine learning. They are seeking graduate student interns to contribute to the development of large language models for scientific applications.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Contribute to research and development of internal LLMs for scientific discovery and therapeutic molecular design
Develop and evaluate advanced post-training techniques to enhance domain knowledge and strengthen reasoning capabilities for scientific and biomedical applications
Support large-scale model training on high-performance GPU clusters
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement applied LLM use cases
Qualification
Required
Must be pursuing a PhD (enrolled student)
Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or a related technical field
Strong Python skills and experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch
Solid understanding of neural networks, representation learning, and modern supervised/unsupervised methods
Excellent written and verbal communication, and ability to work effectively with interdisciplinary teams
Preferred
Hands-on experience with large language models, especially post-training workflows (e.g., supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning) to improve instruction following, tool use, reasoning, and domain-specific performance
Experience with GPU clusters or distributed training systems for efficient large-scale model training
Exposure to drug discovery workflows, biomedical data analysis, or related life-science applications is a plus but not required
Benefits
Location-based stipend to support internship expenses.
Paid holiday time off benefits.
Company
Roche
Roche is a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company that offers medicines and diagnostic tests for various medical conditions and diseases.
Founded in 1896
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7.79BKey Investors
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2021-08-04Post Ipo Equity· $5B
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2020-05-06Post Ipo Equity· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Alan Hippe
Member of the Executive Board - Group CFO
Christine Bakan
Global Head and VP of Software and Bioinformatics, Next Generation Sequencing
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