Computational/software engineering fundamentals sufficient to be able run and tune local LLMs, build local agentic systems, and comfortable with applying or outlining software and agent development practices (version control, packaging, tests & evals).
Proficiency in Python, SQL, ideally database-agnostic querying such as ibis
Applied knowledge sufficient to query structured EMR/EHR data, for example to create patient features, build cohorts, or report summary statistics, or a demonstrated interest in learning to do so and clinical applications.
Available to work full-time for 6 months in 2027-2028 as part of a formal co-op program.
Excellent academic achievement and analytical ability.
Demonstrated superior communication and interpersonal skills and must be able to work well in a collaborative team environment.
Preferred Skills and Experience
General interests/experience in ANY of the fields of clinical informatics, clinical machine learning, computational medicine, natural language processing and LLM research, epidemiology
Good data systems fundamentals, and have at least notions of data engineering and database-agnostic design.
Agent reward systems
Knowledge in statistical methods for epidemiology or econometrics.
Familiarity for the OMOP CDM and medical coding system (ICD, SNOMED, CPT, LOINC, etc.)
Experience with Databricks.
Knowledge of R and tidyverse packages.
Please note that this position may be closed before the posted end date or may remain open longer, at the discretion of the company.
Salary range
The salary range for this role is $39,908 - $111,111
FTP2027
RL2027
SWE
Required Skills
Biomedical Applications, Biomedical Informatics, Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Information Systems, Clinical Research, Data Analysis, Database Management, Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Security, Data Visualization, Econometrics, Epidemiologic Methods, Epidemiology, Medical Informatics, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Python (Programming Language), Reliability Analysis, R Package, Software Proficiency, Statistical Methods, Tidyverse (R Package)
Preferred Skills
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Employee Status
Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)
Relocation
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship
No
Travel Requirements
No Travel Required
Flexible Work Arrangements
Not Applicable
Shift
1st - Day
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Hazardous Material(s)
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Job Posting End Date
- 12/4/2026
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