DATA & AI INTERN

Location: Milano - Italy Department: Others **About Philogen** Philogen S.p.A. is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing targeted products for the imaging and treatment of life-threatening diseases, with a strategic focus on oncology. Our mission is to translate cutting-edge scientific innovation into effective therapies that improve patients’ lives. **Position Overview** At Philogen, we are transforming core business processes into production-grade AI systems supporting clinical operations, R\&D, finance, and corporate functions in a regulated environment. We are looking for a Data \& AI Intern who will work one-to-one with an experienced Member of the Technical Staff in the Data \& AI team. You will contribute to real projects from the beginning: integrating data sources, developing pipelines, modeling business information, and building tools that allow AI agents to work reliably with company data. This six-month internship is intended as a potential pathway toward a full-time Member of the Technical Staff role. **What You Will Do** * Model business concepts and their connections in a shared ontology and knowledge layer. * Build reusable skills and tools through which AI agents can query data, perform analyses, and generate reports. * Develop and maintain Python pipelines that ingest data from APIs, spreadsheets, exports, and operational systems. * Clean, validate, transform, aggregate, and reconcile data from different departments and sources. * Support day-to-day data science activities, including data-quality analysis, reporting, statistical investigation, and process automation. * Write tests, review code, document decisions, and contribute through a shared Git-based development workflow. * Learn how to build graph-based data systems designed for AI agents **What We Are Looking For** * Strong Python programming skills and the ability to write structured, maintainable code in shared repos. * Knowledge of SQL, relational databases, data structures, joins, aggregations, and data modeling. * Experience with GitHub, pull requests, automated testing, and collaborative software development. * A foundation in statistics, data analysis, and the interpretation of imperfect real-world datasets. * Familiarity with APIs, structured data formats, and common data-ingestion patterns. * Practical understanding of generative AI, including model APIs, agents, tool use, structured outputs, RAG, and evaluation. * High daily engagement with modern AI development tools such as Claude Code and Codex. * Strong problem-solving skills and a builder mindset. * Ability to communicate with non-technical stakeholders and translate their needs into practical technical solutions. * Strong written and spoken English. **Nice to Have** * Knowledge of healthcare, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, clinical trials, or regulated environments. * Familiarity with knowledge graphs, ontologies, network science, GraphRAG, or retrieval-augmented generation. * Frontend development experience, particularly with TypeScript and React. * Experience working with data processes spanning several departments or enterprise systems. * Familiarity with accounting, procurement, invoicing, or financial reporting. * Experience with analytical databases, columnar data processing, or larger data workflows. * Evidence of having built and completed a technical project outside standard coursework. **Education** * Currently or recently completed Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, Bioinformatics, or a related quantitative field. Please specify your final degree grade in your CV. * Strong academic background; international study or project experience. **What We Offer** * Six-month internship, open to both curricular and extracurricular candidates. * €1,500 net per month. * One-to-one mentorship from a Member of the Technical Staff. * Direct exposure to leadership and high-impact projects across the organization. * The opportunity to work on applied AI systems across clinical, scientific, operational, and corporate workflows. * A potential pathway toward a full-time Member of the Technical Staff position. **Job Location** Milan, Italy. *We invite interested candidates to submit their applications expressly authorizing the processing of personal data in accordance with Legislative Decree 196/2003\. Our recruitment adheres to the provisions of Legislative Decree 198/2006, and we welcome applications from candidates of any gender orientation or expression, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, or religious belief.* *In compliance with Directive (EU) 2023/970 and Italian Legislative Decree No. 96 of 7 May 2026, this job advertisement has been drafted using gender-neutral criteria.*