Roche · 12 hours ago
2026 Summer Intern - Digital and Spatial Pathology, Research Pathology
South San Francisco
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$50/hr - $50/hr
Start in 2026 SummerRoche is a leading biotechnology company, and they are seeking a Summer Intern in Digital and Spatial Pathology within their Research Pathology Department. The intern will investigate computational methods to profile histological structures in tissue specimens, focusing on high-dimensional spatial proteomics information and model training.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Developing and evaluating computational approaches to classify tissue features in the spatial proteomics data through alternative approaches (ex. nnUNET vs ChannelNET)
Deploying H&E vision transformer models to generate feature vectors of high resolution H&E patches (e.g. DINO-ViT, OmiCLIP)
Evaluating approaches for multi-domain vector alignment and annotation of co-embedded clusters
Executing H&E inference model training
Benchmarking performance of alternative approaches using ground truth tissue feature datasets
Collaborating with upstream bench scientists to identify optimal experimental and computational strategies for improved dataset generation
Providing regular updates and technical reports to project stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Must be pursuing a Master's Degree (enrolled student)
Must have attained a Master's Degree
Must be pursuing a PhD (enrolled student)
Required Majors: Computer Vision, Computational Biology, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning, Bioinformatics, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Immunology or other related quantitative/scientific fields
Experience with training, validating, and refining image-based AI/ML models
Proficiency in Python programming
Strong problem-solving skills and critical thinking abilities
Preferred
Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
Core Values: Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion
Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with computational pathology, tissue-based spatial technologies (e.g. spatial transcriptomics, spatial proteomics), and foundational digital pathology models
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
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Leadership Team
Alan Hippe
Member of the Executive Board - Group CFO
Christine Bakan
Global Head and Group Vice President, Computational Science and Informatics R&D
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