[Remote] Summer 2027 Data Science R&D Graduate Intern

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Highmark Health’s Summer 2027 Data Science R&D Graduate Internship gives graduate students practical experience applying data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and software engineering to clinical and healthcare challenges. Interns collaborate on research and analytical solutions, evaluate models and experiments, and communicate findings to technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize graph-based healthcare data models, develop GraphQL interfaces, and leverage Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) and GraphRAG architectures to enhance predictive analytics and knowledge discovery
• Build image processing pipelines and develop computer vision models for clinical image analysis, anatomical segmentation, and pathology classification
• Develop machine learning models focused on healthcare risk prediction, disease progression, and patient outcome forecasting while ensuring model explainability and fairness
• Design and evaluate advanced AI agent frameworks, natural language processing solutions, prompt engineering strategies, and clinical information extraction workflows using emerging generative AI technologies
• Participants will contribute to innovative research projects, assist with the design and development of analytical solutions, conduct model evaluation and experimentation, and communicate findings to technical and business audiences
• This job has the goal of providing the opportunity to acquire practical experience through direct exposure to the related business line(s) and to develop the next generation of diverse business professionals. To that end, the program will provide hands-on training and experience in the business line, expose the various career opportunities in the business line and related areas, and prepare participants for positions in the business
• Communicate effectively. This position displays effective communication skills while interacting directly with colleagues, clientele, and/or other internal or external constituencies in the planning of assignments and the resolution of day-to-day operational problems
• Under supervision, provide professional services as appropriate to the day-to-day operating objectives of the area. Receives guidance, training, and mentoring from senior personnel in planning and carrying out activities and assignments
• Undertake and/or participate in projects and programs designed to develop professional skills and expertise appropriate to the needs of the organization
• Participate in the planning and implementation of unit projects and initiatives within area of expertise and ability
• As specifically requested by management, conducts research and reporting inclusive of recommendations or alternative proposals for action
• Undertake related studies or enrichment programs as appropriate to the specific objectives of the operating unit
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Skills

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. independently. At this time, we do not offer visa sponsorship for this role
• Bachelor's degree
• Pursuance of a graduate degree full or part-time in an accredited college or university
• Currently pursuing a Master's or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline
• Strong programming experience in Python
• Experience utilizing modern data science libraries such as NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, PyTorch, and/or TensorFlow
• Proficiency in SQL and relational database concepts

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement

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