2026 Summer Intern - Frontier Research, Prescient Design

2026 Summer Intern - Frontier Research, Prescient Design

Department Summary

The Frontier Research team within Prescient Design seeks exceptional graduate student interns with a demonstrated research background in statistics and/or machine learning, a passion for independent research and technical problem-solving, and a proven ability to develop and implement research ideas.

This on-site/in-person internship position is located in South San Francisco, CA. 

The Opportunity

• Participate in cutting-edge research advancing statistical and machine learning methods for the design and analysis of clinical trials.

• Develop well-documented code to facilitate adoption of the methods.

• Prepare a manuscript for submission to a scientific journal and/or conference. 

Program Highlights

• Intensive 12-week, full-time (40 hours per week) paid internship.

• Program start dates are in May or June 2026.

• A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship. 

Who You Are

Required Education:

• Must be pursuing a Ph.D. (enrolled student).

Required Majors: 

• Statistics, Computer Science, Biostatistics, Applied Math, Physics, or related technical field.

Required Skills:

• Excellent and proactive communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

• Strong background and research experience in applied and/or theoretical statistics, as demonstrated by publications in statistics journals or conferences such as AISTATS, ICML, NeurIPS, etc.

• Strong software development skills in Python.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience working with clinicogenomic, electronic health record, or other patient biomedical data is a plus, but not required.

• Familiarity with survival analysis is a plus, but not required.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting. 

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of  California is $50.00 per hour.  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This position also qualifies for paid holiday time off benefits.

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