AI Engineer Intern – GenAI (Summer 2026)

Exact Sciences • Madison, WI

1d • $35,000 - $56,000

About The Position

Help us change lives At Exact Sciences, we’re helping change how the world prevents, detects and guides treatment for cancer. We give patients and clinicians the clarity needed to make confident decisions when they matter most. Join our team to find a purpose-driven career, an inclusive culture, and robust benefits to support your life while you’re working to help others. Position Overview The AI Engineer Intern – GenAI will support projects involving large language models, generative AI applications, and experimentation with prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation.

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD candidate in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or related field.
• Strong proficiency in Python and machine learning frameworks (Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Familiarity with large language models (e.g., GPT, LLaMA, Claude) and open-source toolkits (Hugging Face, LangChain).
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate generative AI models for text, code, and other modalities.
• Explore prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and RAG-based systems.
• Support prototyping of LLM-powered applications and pipelines.
• Apply excellent problem-solving skills to improve AI solutions.
• Display strong communication and teamwork in research and development projects.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.

Benefits

• Exact Sciences is proud to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees