2026 U.S Summer Internship Program: Machine Learning Pipeline Development Intern

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Job Description

The ShinrAI center of AI/ML supports AI/ML development for Takeda R&D. We develop technologies to accelerate innovation and help drive business decision making.

This Machine Learning Pipeline Development Intern will primarily focus on building scalable and robust model evaluation pipelines to support the diverse range of biological data and problems encountered in R&D. The intern will work closely with technology partners as well as business stakeholders to understand each use case as well as the impact of the efforts on drug discovery.

How You Will Contribute:

Duties may include the following, under the manager's supervision

• Interface with various groups to understand modeling and evaluation needs.

• Develop model evaluation pipelines that can be applied to a diverse set of problems.

Internship Development Opportunities:

Interns will learn:

• Develop software engineering expertise in building scalable ML pipelines

• Gain a better understanding of the diverse range of ML problems in the pharmaceutical space.

• Opportunity to collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders.
  

Job Requirements:

• Pursuing a bachelors degree in related field

• A strong foundational knowledge in software engineering.

• A base knowledge of ML development and evaluation pipelines.

• Experience curating, managing, and manipulating data.

• Comfortability with python.

• Curiosity and willingness to learn about a diverse range of problems

• Ability to be on-site in Cambridge at least 2 days a week.

For Location:

Cambridge, MA

U.S. Hourly Wage Range:

$21.00 - $46.00

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations

Cambridge, MA

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Paid Intern (Fixed Term) (Trainee)

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

No

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