About the role#
This six-month co-op position within the Digital Operations and Innovation team focuses on building an agentic, augmented authoring system for Nonclinical Drug Safety. You will help automate the retrieval, synthesis, and formatting of data to support the development of safe medicines. The goal is to create a zero-draft process that turns complex data sources into consistent reports for scientists.
What you'll do#
- Design and implement agentic workflows and orchestration pipelines to automate data handling.
- Develop Python-based pipelines to extract and clean structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
- Evaluate and benchmark LLM outputs to ensure accuracy and alignment with reporting templates.
- Work with data scientists and scientific subject matter experts to turn manual authoring steps into automated agent tools.
- Participate in agile sprints, contribute to code reviews, and maintain documentation via GitHub.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or a related research-focused field.
- Strong proficiency in Python programming.
- Solid understanding of data structures and experience manipulating various data types.
- Hands-on experience with LLM APIs, prompt engineering, agentic tool use, and orchestration frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, or CrewAI.
- Strong analytical, research, and communication skills.
- Preferred: Experience with vector databases, document embedding, NLP principles, OCR, cloud services (AWS/GCP), Git, and building lightweight developer UIs or dashboards.
Location & details#
- Location: West Point, Pennsylvania.
- Term: Rolling, up to 6 months.
- Modality: On-site.
- Employment: Full-time.
- Salary Range: $39,108 to $111,111.
About MSD
MSD is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company founded in 1891. It develops medicines and vaccines for both humans and animals. The organization operates globally and maintains its headquarters in Rahway, New Jersey. It employs over 39,000 people.
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