Genentech · 1 day ago
2026 Summer Intern - Translational Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics
South San Francisco, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$50/hr - $50/hr
Start in 2026 SpringGenentech is a leading biotechnology company, and they are seeking a Summer Intern for their Translational Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics department. The internship focuses on applying preclinical models to understand drug behavior and involves working with AI agents to enhance drug discovery processes.
BiotechnologyLife ScienceManufacturing
Responsibilities
Architect Advanced Agentic Workflows: Engineer and extend a proprietary multi-agent framework designed to translate natural language into executable mechanistic code. You will focus on improving the agent's reasoning capabilities, context retrieval, and code generation accuracy
Rigorous Benchmarking & Validation: Design a robust evaluation framework to stress-test the AI agents. You will validate generated QSP models against ground-truth data and historical case studies, quantifying the system’s ability to handle complex therapeutic modalities and ensuring mathematical correctness
Tool Democratization & Deployment: Bridge the gap between prototype and product. You will design and deploy intuitive, scalable interfaces (e.g., Dash/Streamlit web apps) that allow M&S scientists to leverage these AI agents in their daily workflows
Scientific Impact & Collaboration: Act as a bridge between fields. You will present your findings to cross-functional teams, synthesizing feedback to refine the agents and demonstrating how autonomous modeling can directly accelerate Genentech’s drug development pipeline
Qualification
Required
Must be pursuing a PhD (enrolled student)
Scientific Computing, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Chemical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related fields with a strong focus on computational modeling
Advanced Agentic Systems: Demonstrated experience architecting and building multi-agent systems. You should have deep working knowledge of orchestration frameworks (LangGraph, AutoGen, or similar), managing graph state, memory persistence, and implementing complex tool-calling/function-calling logic
Core Engineering & Python: Elite proficiency in Python with a strong grasp of software engineering best practices (version control/Git, modular code design, testing). You are not just scripting; you are building robust software
LLM Frameworks: Practical experience working with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic) and integration libraries (LangChain, LlamaIndex). You understand the nuances of prompt engineering vs. fine-tuning vs. RAG
Preferred
Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion
Reinforcement Learning: Understanding of RL techniques or self-correction loops to optimize agent performance
Full-Stack Prototyping: Experience building interactive front-ends to showcase your models (e.g., Streamlit, Dash, React) so stakeholders can interact with your agents
Translation Skills: The ability to explain complex AI architectures to non-coding scientific stakeholders
Autonomy: Comfort working in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment where the technology stack (e.g., agent frameworks) is evolving rapidly
Benefits
Paid holiday time off benefits
Company
Genentech
Genentech is a biotechnology research company that specializes in genetic testing and personalized medicines.
Founded in 1976
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2009-03-26Acquired
1999-07-20IPO
1976-01-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Ashley Magargee
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Laird
Vice President, Global MSAT Drug Substance Biologics Technology and Commercial Products Support
Recent News
2026-01-07
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