Roche · 2 days ago
2026 Summer Intern - Computational Sciences
South San Francisco
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$50/hr - $50/hr
Start in 2026 SpringRoche is a leading biotechnology company that is seeking a 2026 Summer Intern in Computational Sciences. The intern will contribute to the prototyping of a multimodal semantic search system, enabling scientists to retrieve biomedical data based on meaning rather than metadata, while working alongside experienced engineers and scientists.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Implementing machine-learning–based embedding pipelines
Supporting vector-based semantic search across diverse data types
Building simple APIs to enable search and retrieval workflows
Evaluating retrieval quality and system behavior
Presenting a working prototype and technical summary at internship close
Qualification
Required
Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree (enrolled student)
Must have attained a Bachelor's Degree (not currently enrolled in a graduate program)
Must be pursuing a Master's Degree (enrolled student)
Must have attained a Master's Degree
Must be pursuing a PhD (enrolled student)
Must have attained a PhD
Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related field
Proficiency in Python
Experience with machine learning or data-driven projects
Ability to work with complex datasets
Preferred
Exposure to embeddings, semantic search, or vector databases
Experience with scientific, biomedical, or image-based data
Familiarity with modern ML libraries (e.g., Hugging Face)
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Alignment with Genentech's values of Integrity, Courage, and Passion
Familiarity with ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch)
Exposure to APIs or backend services
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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