2026 Summer Intern - DDC

2026 Summer Intern - DDC

Department Summary

We are the AI Enablement team within the Computational Sciences Center of Excellence. We develop various AI tools that empower our scientists and accelerate drug discovery. We work with LLMs, Agents, foundational models, embeddings and large volumes of scientific data.

This internship position is located in South San-Francisco or it can be fully remote.  

The Opportunity

• Build large scale training repository for foundational models

• Extend the DINO/CLIP training to use multimodal data

• Write evaluation scripts on various internal benchmark datasets

• Present and publish your work to at ML Conferences

Program Highlights

• Intensive 12-weeks, full-time (40 hours per week) paid internship.

• Program start dates are in May/June (Summer)

• A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship. 

• Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects.

• Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry.

Who You Are 

Required Education

• 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.

Required Majors

Computer Science 

Required Skills: 

• Python programming with familiarity of PyTorch and Transformers library.

• Understanding of Machine Learning and basics of Deep Learning

• Model training, fine-tuning (LoRA), and hyper-parameter tunning

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

• Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.

• Ability to write technical report / research paper

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting. 

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of the state of California is $50.00 hour.  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This position also qualifies for paid holiday time off benefits.

Genentech is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.

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