Data Science Intern
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Internship Entry-level / Junior USD 40K - 80K
Tidepool
Company Description
Founded in 2013, Tidepool is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to making diabetes data more accessible, actionable, and meaningful for people with diabetes, their care teams, and researchers. Tidepool Loop is a project to build and support an FDA-regulated version of Loop, to be available in the iOS App Store, intended to work with commercially available insulin pumps and CGMs. Tidepool Loop is not currently available for use.
Job Description
Please note that due to the nature of this role and its requirements, candidates must be geographically located in the United States, and authorized to work.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Data Science Intern to join our team. Data Science Interns at Tidepool partner closely with cross-functional team members from Software Engineering and Quality Assurance, and more.
As a Data Science Intern at Tidepool, you will be embedded in a team working on novel biotechnology projects that will ship out to our users and clinical partners. You will work on research projects with real impact, taking ideas from conception through execution.
Qualifications
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work on the next generation of automatic insulin delivery (AID) algorithms.
- Develop well-crafted, rigorous, and clear data science analysis.
- Stay up to date with the literature on diabetes technologies.
- Present and discuss journal articles.
- Work directly with data scientists, QA engineers, and other developers.
Qualifications:
- Experience with python required, experience with MATLAB would be a bonus.
- A strong foundation in one or more of the following would be a significant plus:
- Differential equations and numerical integration methods.
- Biology/physiology.
- Control theory (PID, MPC, etc.).
- Machine learning.
- Familiarity with version control. We use GitHub.
- Awareness of general coding best practices, documentation, and testing.
- You are curious and enjoy exploring new domains of knowledge.
- You are intrinsically motivated.
- You use your own judgment to move work forward and to seek guidance when needed.
Additional Information
What you’ll receive:
- Full-time paid internship. Salary range is $20-$40/hour.
- Guidance from a mentor.
- Freedom to work from anywhere within the United States.
While many of Tidepool’s team members have a personal connection to diabetes, this is not a requirement. We ask that you have empathy for chronic conditions and you are prepared to learn about the diabetes experience.
This is a remote position. You’ll be working from home and interacting with a team of colleagues that works around the world. Learn more about working at Tidepool, including our approach to inclusion and diversity in this blog post and visit Tidepool's Employee Handbook.
Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!
Tidepool is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company supports diversity and inclusion in its core values and does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by U.S. federal or state law or local ordinance. When necessary, the company will reasonably accommodate employees and applicants with disabilities if the person is otherwise qualified to safely perform all of the essential functions of the position.
Tags: Biology Engineering GitHub Machine Learning Matlab Nonprofit Python Research Testing
Perks/benefits: Salary bonus
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