Roche · 1 day ago
2026 Summer Intern - AI for Drug Discovery, Prescient Design
New York City
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$50/hr - $50/hr
Start in 2026 SummerRoche is a leading biotechnology company focusing on innovative solutions in medicine. They are seeking a 2026 Summer Intern for AI in Drug Discovery to work on optimizing therapeutic antibodies using machine learning techniques, specifically through a reinforcement learning approach.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Build a machine learning system inspired by Reinforcement Learning (RL) agents that mimic the adaptive immune system
Reframe protein optimization as a sequential decision-making problem
Deliver "developable" cures by navigating the vast sequence space
Qualification
Required
Must be pursuing a PhD (enrolled student) or a Master's Degree (enrolled student)
Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computational Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Applied Math, Bioinformatics or related fields in Natural Sciences
Deep Learning for Biology: Strong background and research experience applying deep learning to biological data
Software Engineering & DL frameworks: Strong proficiency in Python w/ extensive experience in modern deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch). Ability to write modular, testable, and efficient code for model training and evaluation
Collaboration: Excellent and proactive communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skill
Preferred
Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
Fluency in Python and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch preferred, JAX)
Background Knowledge in immunology is a plus but not required
Benefits
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
SoftBankSCALE AINovartis
2021-08-04Post Ipo Equity· $5B
2020-12-07IPO
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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