Intern, Global External Operations Digital Strategy - AI
Location Novato, California Workstyle Hybrid ApplyWho We Are
BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.
Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.
Using our unparalleledexpertisein genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medicalneed. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technicalexpertiseand a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery,we’veproduced a diverse pipeline of commercial,clinicaland preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology andprovidean opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.
About Technical Operations
BioMarin’s Technical Operations groupis responsible forcreating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians,scientistsand support staff build and maintain BioMarin’scutting-edgemanufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, andprocurethe needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients.
SUMMARY:
The BioMarin Summer Internship Program will enable students to gain valuable experience and knowledge of the processes and systems within BioMarin, while gaining an insight into the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.Over the course of 10 -12 weeksour interns gain industry experience while working alongside our talented team on meaningful projects.
Global External Operations (GEO) manages BioMarin's worldwide network of Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs), ensuringtimelydelivery of high-quality clinical and commercial products.We'rea team focused on scaling manufacturing capabilities,maintainingregulatory compliance, and driving operational excellence with our external partners.
JOB DESCRIPTION/PROJECT:
We'reexploring how AI can transform contract manufacturingoperationsand we want you to help us figure it out. Thisisn'ta role where the work is already defined;you'llhelp shape it.
You'llworkwith ourin-houseteamonidentifyingwhere AI can add the most value across our CMO network, then build prototypes to test those ideas. Potential focus areas include document processing, predictive analytics, and knowledge management.
Whatyou'lldo:
- Assess high-impact AI use cases across our contract manufacturing network
- Develop workflows and prompts using AI platforms (Claude, GPT, etc.)
- Build Python prototypes for AI applications and automation
- Evaluate AI tools suitable for pharmaceutical manufacturing, accounting for regulatory and data governance requirements
- Present findings and recommendations to the team
Required Skills:
- ExceptionalPythonandSQL, including experience with data manipulation and analysis
- Hands-on experiencewithLLMprompt engineeringandMCPbaseddata integrations
- Ability to work independently and translate ambiguous business problems into technical approaches
- Strong communicationskillswith anabilityto present technical work to non-technical stakeholders
Desired Skills:
- Experience with NLP,deeplearning and neuralnetworktechniques,predictivemodeling,OCRand textextractionconceptsa plus
- FamiliaritywithDatabricks or otherdatalakesandwarehouses
- Familiaritywith AI/ML frameworks (scikit-learn, TensorFlow,PyTorch, Hugging Face)
- Experience building end-to-end prototypesornormalizing/processingunstructureddata
- Exposure to cloud platforms and AI services (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Understanding of data governance, privacy, or compliance considerations
- Interest in pharmaceutical/biotech or other regulated industries
Qualifications/Eligibility:
- Currently pursuing aMaster's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field, OR recentBachelor'sgraduate (within 1 year) in a relevant discipline
- Must be available to workfull time,40 hoursa week.
- Must be currently enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited U.S. based university or college and enrolled in the fall term after the completion of the internship OR have graduated within 1 year of the start of the program.
- Must be able to relocate if necessary and work at the designated site for the duration of the internship for on-site, hybrid roles.
Benefits of a BioMarin Internship:
- Paid hourly wage, paid company holidays, and sick time
- Apply skills and knowledge learned in the classroom to on-the-job experiences
- Comprehensive, value-added project(s)
- Develop skills specific to your major.
- Opportunities for professional development by building relationships and learning about other parts of the business.
- Participate in company all hands meetings, monthly community lunches
- Corporate office amenitiessuch as:24/7 on-site gym, coffee truck, snacks
- Access to Employee Resource Groups
Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position.It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated againston the basis ofdisability.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated againston the basis ofdisability.
In the U.S., the salary range for this position is $24to $32per hour, which factors in various geographic regions.The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.