About the role#
This is a 12-week, full-time summer internship based in South San Francisco. You will join the Product Development Data Sciences department to work on business-critical projects. The role involves solving real-world statistical problems, analyzing clinical data, and developing automation tools. You will present your final project work to senior leadership.
What you'll do#
- Solve statistical problems related to clinical drug development across various therapeutic areas.
- Analyze clinical data to generate business insights and measure clinical impact.
- Improve data flow efficiency from raw sources to analysis-ready sets.
- Write or refactor code to create reusable R packages for data visualization and processing.
- Build automation solutions for data handling and analytics pipelines.
What you'll need#
- A Bachelor’s degree is required.
- You must be currently enrolled in a Master’s or PhD program, or have completed a Master’s degree within the last two years.
- Coursework in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Computational Biology, Biotechnology, or Psychometrics.
- Experience with data science, statistical modeling, data analysis, and R programming.
- Knowledge of software development workflows, including Git versioning and code collaboration.
- Experience developing and deploying AI agents or agentic workflows, such as LLMs, to streamline analytical pipelines.
- Familiarity with clinical trial statistical methods is a plus.
Location & details#
- Location: South San Francisco, California.
- Modality: On-site.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- This is a paid, full-time position.
About Genentech
Genentech is a biotechnology research company founded in 1976. Based in South San Francisco, the firm focuses on areas such as oncology, neuroscience, and immunology. It employs over 18,000 people across multiple locations in California and Oregon. The organization develops medicines for complex health conditions.
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