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Merck · 8 hours ago

2026 Future Talent Program - AI/ML - Intern

Cambridge, MA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$40K/yr - $106K/yr

Start in 2026 Summer

Merck is a leading company in the pharmaceutical industry, offering internship opportunities in their Future Talent Program. The AI/ML Intern will work on projects related to improving foundation models and multi-modal models in the Data, AI, and Genome Sciences Department.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop methods for improving the trainability and interpretability of foundation models

Build foundation models capable of better modeling perturbational biology

Develop multi-modal models to learn representations from multi-omic data

Explore approaches for probing trained foundation models for learned biology

Optimal experimental design to learn predictive models in small data regimes

Qualification

PythonDeep learning (PyTorch/JAX)Statistical analysisSingle-cell RNA-seqCloud computing (AWS)Analytical abilityCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Candidates must be currently enrolled in a minimum of a Bachelor's degree program in Computer Sciences, Statistics, Biostatistics, Biological Engineering, Computational Biology, or a related field of study

Students enrolled in graduate programs (MS or PhD) are highly encouraged to apply

Candidates must be available to work full-time for 9-12 weeks in mid-2026