Intern, Data Science-Remote

Support Data Science team in clinical research. Develop ML models & analyze data.

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Overview

Support Data Science team in clinical research. Develop ML models & analyze data.

You have:

  • Currently pursuing an MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Engineering, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
  • Demonstrated experience with large-scale machine learning or foundation models, including training, fine-tuning, and evaluating LLMs (e.g., GPT, BERT) or vision models (e.g., CNNs, Vision Transformers).
  • Strong programming skills in Python (or R), with experience in machine learning frameworks.
  • In-depth knowledge of study design, data analysis, and statistical methodologies, with prior experience working with clinical or biomedical data (e.g., EHRs, images).
  • Prior authorship or co-authorship of peer-reviewed publications is strongly preferred.
  • Experience with interactive visualization tools (e.g., Plotly, Dash, D3.js, or React) is a plus.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present results to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to deal professionally in a corporate or non-profit environment and assume responsibility for guiding projects and programs from inception through completion.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities.
  • Intermediate to excellent proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
  • Minimum availability of 20 hrs/wk, M-F between the hours of 8:00am-5:00pm.
  • Required Equipment: Reliable WiFi Connection.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship, now or in the future.

Potential interview questions

Describe your experience with machine learning models, particularly LLMs or vision models. The interviewer wants to assess your technical knowledge and experience specific to the internship. Share specific projects or experiences where you trained and evaluated models.
What programming languages are you most proficient in, and how have you applied them in data science projects? This question gauges your technical skills in programming and their relevance to data science. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you approach data cleaning and processing? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Explain a project where you had to collaborate with cross-functional teams. What challenges did you face? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you provide an example of a statistical analysis you conducted and the results you derived? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What are your strategies for communicating technical results to a non-technical audience? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Share your experience with any data visualization tools you have used. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you prioritize tasks when working on multiple projects simultaneously? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 11 months ago - Updated 10 months ago - Source: heart.org