Data Science Summer Intern, GenAI Knowledge Management

We are seeking Master's and PhD students majoring in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related quantitative science fields for a 12-Week Student Intern role in Gaithersburg, MD for a May 19th - August 8th contract period.

Position Duties

• Develop an agentic chatbot for integrating unstructured and structured data within biopharmaceutical development group. 

• Investigate the benefits of graph-based approaches (GraphRAG) in chatbot development. 

• Compare different fine-tuning approaches and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) models to enhance the chatbot's performance.

Position Requirements

• Master's and PhD students majoring in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related quantitative science field. 

• Candidates must have an expected graduation date after August 2025. 

• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and Cypher/SPARQL is essential. 

• Strong understanding of large language models (LLMs), foundational models, and RAG models is necessary. 

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is required. 

• Familiarity with GraphRAG and Knowledge Graphs is ideal. 

• Enthusiasm for collaboration, cross-functional projects, public speaking, and presentation design. 

• US Work Authorization is required at time of application. 

• This role will not be providing OPT support. 

• Ability to report onsite to Gaithersburg, MD for 3-5 days a week. This role can provide relocation assistance to non-local candidates in need. 

• Minimum grade point average of 3.0 

Join us for an exciting opportunity to contribute to biopharmaceutical knowledge management through advanced data science techniques! 

Date Posted

13-Nov-2024

Closing Date

19-Dec-2024Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.

AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.