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Smith+Nephew, a pioneering leader in medical technology since 1856, is seeking an Intern – AI for Global Clinical Medical Affairs. As part of the Global Data Analytics department, the successful candidate will be a passionate learner with an innovative mindset, looking to explore how to apply AI/ML and data science technologies to cutting edge clinical research.

The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in data science and deploying AI/ML solutions for real-world problems. The role comes with broad opportunities for learning and to make an impact, and tight collaboration with experts in biostatistics, data science, AI/ML, data management, and clinical operations.

What will you be doing?

Develop and Apply AI to Solve Real Problems:

Collaborate with clinical research experts to identify and deploy use cases for AI in clinical affairs

Assist in developing AI/ML models for supporting clinical operations, and data analysis

Preprocess, clean, and organize clinical datasets to train and support AI/ML applications

Support the integration of AI tools into clinical research workflows

Quality Control and Communication:

Identify key performance indicators for AI models and evaluate performance in uses cases with a global span

Document methodologies, workflows, and results to ensure reproducibility and transparency

Present findings and recommendations to the team and stakeholders clearly and concisely

Advanced Data Analytics & Cloud Data Management:

Work with the clinical data team to link together and leverage thousands of clinical datasets within a cloud infrastructure, to support AI/ML

Additional Locations:

Mansfield, MA

Pittsburgh, PA

Columbia, MD

Memphis, TN

Fort Worth, TX

Austin, TX

What will you need to be successful?

Education:

Enrolled in a bachelor's, master’s, or PhD degree in a relevant field (i.e. Data Science, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Computer Engineering).

Experience: 

Previous applicable intern, co-op, part-time or apprenticeship experience is preferred

Previous Exposure to clinical research, medical device development, or health care analytics preferred.

Academic knowledge across traditional machine learning, neural networks, and (of course) large language models preferred.

Knowledge of wrangling complex datasets using various cloud tools (AWS, Databricks) preferred

Proficiency in Python is required, and R is a plus

Familiarity with common AI/ML frameworks, e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, and LLM’s

Familiarity with version control systems, particularly Git

Foundational knowledge of statistics is a plus

Familiarity with business intelligence tools such as PowerBI, Spotfire, Tableau is a plus

Familiarity with cloud technologies such as Amazon AWS and Databricks

Experience in creating and deploying AI/ML models for production use

A knack for innovation and a passion for leveraging technology to solve complex business problems

You. Unlimited

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Other reasons why you will love it here!

Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, Mentorship

Smith+Nephew provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

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