Internship Python Pandas Jobs in Oregon (NOW HIRING)

Location: Remote

Department: Clinical and Population Health Analytics

Schedule: Full-time | Day shift

Salary: $96,208.99 - $134,109.89 per year

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• Build & Refine: Assist in building, testing, and refining predictive machine learning models and text-based Generative AI tools (utilizing Vertex AI and modern NLP frameworks) under the guidance of senior team members to address real-world clinical challenges.
• Process & Analyze: Extract, clean, and preprocess structured healthcare data (EHR, billing, and claims), performing feature engineering to address noise, missingness, and complex clinical data structures.
• Evaluate & Test: Conduct model evaluation, benchmarking, and error analysis, assessing performance metrics alongside clinical safety, fairness, and potential algorithmic bias.
• Collaborate & Learn: Work alongside senior data scientists and clinical mentors to translate broad clinical questions into structured analytics problems and actionable technical tasks.
• Document & Handoff: Write clean, well-documented code and maintain clear project documentation (in GitHub) to support model deployment and integration with MLOps pipelines.

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate'sdegree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

• Education: A Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Statistics, or a related STEM field. Healthcare Domain Interest: Familiarity with or strong eagerness to learn healthcare data standards and clinical coding structures (e.g., ICD-10, CPT codes).
• Core Technical Skills: Solid foundational proficiency in Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn), working knowledge of SQL (BigQuery/relational databases), and familiarity with version control tools like Git/GitHub. AI & NLP Exposure: Exposure to Large Language Model (LLM) concepts, prompt engineering, or modern NLP/GenAI frameworks (e.g., Hugging Face, LangChain, or Google Vertex AI) through coursework, research, internships, or projects.
• Communication & Curiosity: Strong analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to communicate technical findings clearly to both technical peers and clinical stakeholders.

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