2026 Summer Intern – Large Language Models (Prescient Design / AI for Drug Discovery) jobs in United States
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Genentech · 1 day ago

2026 Summer Intern – Large Language Models (Prescient Design / AI for Drug Discovery)

positionNew York, NY
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$50/hr - $50/hr
workcardStart in 2026 Spring

Genentech is a leading biotechnology company, and they are seeking exceptional graduate student interns for their Prescient Design team. The role involves contributing to the research and development of internal large language models for scientific discovery and therapeutic molecular design, while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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Responsibilities

Contribute to research and development of internal LLMs for scientific discovery and therapeutic molecular design
Develop and evaluate advanced post-training techniques to enhance domain knowledge and strengthen reasoning capabilities for scientific and biomedical applications
Support large-scale model training on high-performance GPU clusters
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement applied LLM use cases

Qualification

PythonMachine Learning frameworksNeural networksLarge language modelsGPU clustersInterdisciplinary collaborationCommunication skills

Required

Must be pursuing a PhD (enrolled student)
Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or a related technical field
Strong Python skills and experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch
Solid understanding of neural networks, representation learning, and modern supervised/unsupervised methods
Excellent written and verbal communication, and ability to work effectively with interdisciplinary teams

Preferred

Hands-on experience with large language models, especially post-training workflows (e.g., supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning) to improve instruction following, tool use, reasoning, and domain-specific performance
Experience with GPU clusters or distributed training systems for efficient large-scale model training
Exposure to drug discovery workflows, biomedical data analysis, or related life-science applications is a plus but not required

Benefits

Paid holiday time off benefits

Company

Genentech

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Genentech is a biotechnology research company that specializes in genetic testing and personalized medicines.
dateFounded in 1976
location
South San Francisco, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://gene.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
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2009-03-26Acquired
1999-07-20IPO
1976-01-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Ashley Magargee
CEO
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Michael Laird
Vice President
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