Graduate Level Co-op – Data Scientist – Plymouth, MN – Summer 2027

About the Role

Join our high-performing Software Engineering team within the Image Guided Therapy Devices (IGT-D) Software R&D group as a Data Scientist co-op. You will support the development, analysis, validation, and documentation of data-driven and machine-learning-enabled workflows for clinical imaging software applications. This is a 3-6 month paid internship opportunity at our Plymouth, MN site, offering hands-on experience in healthcare technology, medical imaging data, machine learning workflows, and regulated medical device software development.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with a member of the Software and AI/ML Engineering team on a focused project.
• Support gathering, processing, organizing, and analyzing raw data from different sources, with a focus on clinical imaging or healthcare-related datasets.
• Assist with exploratory data analysis to identify patterns, trends, data quality issues, unexpected results, or potential preprocessing concerns.
• Help verify the quality, consistency, and reliability of data sources used for AI/ML model development and validation.
• Support documentation of data sources, data cleaning processes, exploratory analysis, assumptions, parameters, and performance metrics.
• Assist data scientists and machine learning engineers with model training, evaluation, tuning, and performance analysis under the guidance of experienced team members.
• Complete required training necessary to comply with regulatory requirements and quality management system standards.
• Create and present an end-of-summer intern presentation summarizing your project, technical approach, results, learnings, and impact.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a master's degree or doctorate (Ph.D) in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
• Experience working with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, and CNNs like UNet, ResUNet.
• Strong understanding of medical imaging standards and formats (e.g., DICOM, NIfTI) and familiarity with data management tools specific to imaging (e.g., PACS, cloud-based storage for imaging data).
• Experience in managing medical imaging databases and understanding of how imaging data is used in AI/ML model development.
• Good problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Team player with good communication, technical writing, and presentation skills.
• Willing and capable of working on-site in the office at our Plymouth, MN site.

Pay

The hourly pay range for this position is $33.00 to $48.00, plus overtime eligible. The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future. Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Plymouth, MN.