Job Summary 

Otsuka’s internship program, Intern the Otsuka Way (InTOW), offers students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience and develop critical skills while contributing to meaningful projects. Interns will work alongside experienced professionals, learn about the complexities of the pharmaceutical industry, and gain insights into potential career paths. By combining practical experience with professional development, our program prepares interns for future success. Our internship program also includes instructor led trainings, a leadership engagement series, as well as insightful lunch and learns. 

Otsuka is a dynamic organization where motivated individuals come together to create new products for better health. We're driven by our purpose: defying limitations to improve lives. 

Deadline to apply: January 31, 2025.  

Interviews and offers: February through March 2025. 

Duration of internship: May 19, 2025, through August 11, 2025.  

Job Description  

The Data Technologies & Analytics Solutions (DTAS) group is responsible for design and implementation of leading technology solutions for Data engineering, Data Sciences and advance analytics initiative to enable business capabilities for various functions across the Otsuka business. DTAS team is also responsible for doing research on leading platforms and solution for Machine Learning, AI, NLP and RPA capabilities. 

Work with various data storage solutions (e.g., relational databases, NoSQL stores, data warehouses, data lakes) and type of data (structured and unstructured) ensure seamless data accessibility. 

Collaborate with the data engineering team to improve data modeling, quality, reliability, and governance. 

Contribute to the development and enhancement of backend services, APIs, and microservices in languages like Python and/or Java. 

Implement RESTful endpoints for seamless communication between front-end applications, data stores, and ML models. 

Collaborate with front-end developers to embed AI-driven features and visualizations into web platform. 

Participate in feature engineering, model evaluation, tuning, and monitoring of ML performance metrics. 

Support senior ML engineers and data scientists in experimenting with and training machine learning models, prompt engineering, building RAG pipelines on MLOps platform. 

Will be working on cross department initiative for building generic solution called SHARP leveraging generative AI technology to build configuration driven reconciliation platform. 

Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities. 

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable collaborating in a team setting. 

Self-motivated and eager to learn new technologies, tools, and methodologies. 

Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks effectively. 

Qualifications 

Minimum: 

By Fall 2025 candidate must be considered graduate or master’s degree in computer science or data science field. 

Actively enrolled in an accredited college or university following the potential internship.

Can commit to full duration of internship program.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Exposure to at least one programming language (e.g., Python, JavaScript, or Java). 

Basic understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles. 

Understanding of Generative AI tools & technologies (such as Prompt Engineering, RAG, LLM, Agents etc.) 

Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Snowflake) and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB). 

Introductory knowledge of machine learning concepts and frameworks (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch). 

Some experience or coursework in front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and modern frameworks (React, Angular or Streamlit) a plus. 

Demonstrates behaviors aligned with the Otsuka Corporate Brand including Perseverance, Unconventional Thinking, and Humility.

Demonstrate ability to work in a team environment.    

Demonstrate ability to think creatively to solve complex problems.

Exhibits eagerness to learn and ability to learn quickly.

Competencies
Accountability for Results - Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change.
Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business.
Patient & Customer Centricity - Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders.
Impactful Communication - Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka.
Respectful Collaboration - Seek and value others’ perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals.
Empowered Development - Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the people assigned to this position. It is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. Otsuka reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary. 

Otsuka is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will be given consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, national origin, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic.   

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