Data Science Intern
Company Name: AbbVie
Position Title: Data Science Intern
Status: Undergraduate/Graduate Hourly
Hours per week: 12 – 15 during academic year
35 – 40 during summer semester
Position Description:
Sitting in Allergan Aesthetics Clinical Development, we are a digital science team driven by computer vision that leverages clinical study data and emerging technologies to drive R&D focused digital innovations. Our mission is to advance patient centric aesthetic solutions for healthcare providers that harness the power of innovative science to empower individuals. Our team delivers value through a never-ending stream of proof of concepts that drive validated products and utilities.
Responsibilities include:
- Support data curation efforts through data collection, annotation, and transformation
- Participate in the testing, troubleshooting, and deployment of digital solutions
- Create an easily usable system to improve our proof of concepts including building modules for: data ingestion, ETL, model training, evaluation, deployment, etc.
- Work with and support data scientists to improve our continuous delivery pipeline, ensuring maximum robustness and efficiency
Qualifications:
- Must be registered as a full-time student
- Must be able to commit to a regular schedule during standard business hours
- Undergraduate and Graduate students in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related fields
- Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0, or equivalent
- 12 - 15 hours/week during the fall and/or spring semesters
- Willingness to collaborate and actively engage in independent learning and open discussion
- Highly analytical, innovative, demonstrates potential for continuous development
- Strong practical knowledge of Python
- Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to quickly digest and modularize complex algorithms
- Self-starter who can prioritize multiple tasks assigned
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with existing data annotation tools
- Experience with AWS services including SageMaker, RDS, S3
- Experience with PostgreSQL – automating routine database tasks including maintenance and updates using scripting and automation tools
- Experience with transformation tools such as dbt
- Experience with building, fine-tuning, and validating machine learning models
- Experience with writing automation test scripts to validate data and software reliability
- Authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship
Note: The position will be hired through a third-party hiring agency and will begin as soon as possible over the current semester with an option to continue through the upcoming academic year.
Who We Are:
AbbVie is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013. Our mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. Our ~48,000 employees are scientists, researchers, communicators, manufacturing specialists and regulatory experts located around the globe. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.