Intuitive · 12 hours ago
Machine Learning Scientist Intern
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$73/hr - $82/hrIntuitive is a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, dedicated to transforming healthcare. They are seeking a Machine Learning Scientist Intern to contribute to the Advanced Product Development team, focusing on machine learning and advanced analytics for surgical workflows and robotic surgery platforms.
Health CareManufacturingMedical Device
Responsibilities
Exploration and development of machine learning algorithms for spatiotemporal analysis, including multiclass classification, clustering, temporal segmentation, sequence labeling, spatial segmentation, and 3D reconstruction
Development of new technologies and digital products to improve surgeon and team performance on robotic surgery platforms
Contributing to multiple areas of research, including but not limited to the following: Designing and applying machine learning algorithms to novel, surgical applications, Characterizing surgeon and team behavior and workflow to optimize new technologies, Fully integrating machine learning into core digital products and intelligent systems, Conducting user studies to evaluate digital product concepts
Presenting research at international conferences and publishing research in top academic journals
Qualification
Required
Current enrollment in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Robotics, Neuroscience or engineering related degree-seeking program at the Doctorate level
Demonstrate excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Interested in early research and development through to product roll-out
Solid understanding of statistics, machine learning, and deep learning algorithms and techniques is required
Experience with sequence modeling, image analysis, activity recognition, temporal segmentation, spatial segmentation and/or 3D reconstruction on real-world data is required
Experience with Python is required
Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow and/or PyTorch is required
Hands-on experience with CNNs, RNNs, LSTMs, and attention-based architectures is required
University Enrollment: Must be currently enrolled in and returning to an accredited degree-seeking academic program after the internship
Internship Work Period: Must be available to work full-time (approximately 40 hours per week) during a 10-12 week period starting May or June. Specific start dates are shared during the recruiting process
Preferred
Hands-on experience leveraging foundation models (Dino, SAM, DepthAnything, VLMs, and/or LLMs) is strongly preferred
Experience with data visualization is a plus
Experience with R, SQL is a plus
Experience with clinical studies is a plus
Benefits
Market-competitive compensation packages
Benefits
Housing allowance
Company
Intuitive
Intuitive designs and manufactures robotic-assisted surgical systems.
Founded in 1995
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5MKey Investors
St. Cloud Capital
2003-04-30Post Ipo Equity
2000-06-23IPO
1996-01-01Seed· $5M
Leadership Team
Gillian Duncan
Senior Vice President, Professional Education & Program Services - Worldwide
Myriam Curet
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
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