Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Do you have a passion for innovative ideas and groundbreaking discoveries? With over $1 billion invested annually in R&D, at Thermo Fisher Scientific you'll help solve some of the world's toughest challenges, from giving cancer patients hope, ensuring safe drinking water and helping law enforcement tackle cases through forensics. We empower our teams to put science into meaningful action and give our R&D colleagues the autonomy, resources and tools they need to take science a step beyond.
Location/Division Specific Information
The Senior Data Science and Machine Learning Internship position provides an opportunity for students who are currently pursuing a computer science, electrical engineering, bioinformatics, or similar degree to get hands on experience working with scientists and software engineers in a fast-paced research and development environment. The intern will participate in building and integrating explainability into machine learning pipelines and infrastructure for better user trust. The position starts in May or June, paid working 40 hours per week through summer.
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Discover Impactful Work:
Through improving and developing trusted machine learning models, we can ensure accuracy of our genetic science software and establish a competitive advantage in the global marketplace with the goal of making a positive impact on the world.
A day in the Life:
- Working in a core R&D group supporting Data Science and Machine Learning work for the business
- Building data science and machine learning pipelines for R&D
- Brainstorming new improvements to streamline current techniques
- Understanding our group's standard practices to support genetic science research and development
Keys to Success:
Education
- Currently enrolled in a master's program or a Ph.D. program
Experience
- Knowledge about data science and machine learning
- Cloud pipeline development and deployment of machine learning models
- Performance evaluation of machine learning models
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Proficient in Python or related and willing to learn
- Modern Data Science and Machine Learning technologies
- Knowledge of cloud computing with AWS
Physical Requirements / Work Environment
Work environment is an in-office stable 9 to 5 with some flexibility. The work itself is supported by a team effort in which we encourage engagement from a pool of different contributors in order to develop useful tools that will further progress our common goal of supporting genetic science research and development.
Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!
Compensation and Benefits
The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in California is $20.00-$32.50.
This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
- A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
- Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
- At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
- Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
- Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards