AI/ML Data Science Intern - Single-Cell Genomics

MSD; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. invites PhD candidates to join the Future Talent Program in Cambridge, MA, for a 10–12 week AI/ML Data Science internship.

You will develop pipelines to analyze perturb-seq data and validate predictions from single-cell foundation models, working with a multidisciplinary team. The role requires current PhD enrollment in a relevant field, strong Python skills, and experience with scRNA-seq/perturb-seq.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related field.
• Strong Python programming skills and software development experience.
• Experience with single-cell omics data (scRNA-seq, perturb-seq) and collaboration in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop methods/pipelines to analyze perturb-seq datasets.
• Interpret and validate perturb-seq predictions from single-cell foundation models.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to advance project goals.

Skills

Python

sc-omics

Statistics

Communication

PyTorch

Education

PhD in CS/Stats/Bioinformatics

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. invites PhD candidates to join the Future Talent Program in Cambridge, MA, for a 10–12 week AI/ML Data Science internship.

You will develop pipelines to analyze perturb-seq data and validate predictions from single-cell foundation models, working with a multidisciplinary team. The role requires current PhD enrollment in a relevant field, strong Python skills, and experience with scRNA-seq/perturb-seq.