2026 Summer Intern - Portfolio Strategy & Delivery - Strategic Insights & Business Optimization

Department Summary

We bridge value pathways with contextualized insights to direct strategy & prioritize resourcing, thus enabling excellence in delivery.

So that:

• Product Development (PD) investments are aligned to corporate goals and focused on high priority work.

• We enhance PD’s organizational resource readiness for future developments & acquisitions.

We do this through:

• Generating sustainable Data Analytics with proposed actionable insights.

• Building a PD-wide Resource Management Capability with Forecast Models.

• A prioritization framework which is realized through value with clear impact metrics.

• Business optimization insights & solutions that lead to improved decision making.

• Close partnership with PD functional and R&D business units, as they deliver Function/Business Unit specific priorities.

This internship position is located in South San Francisco, on-site.

The Opportunity

Grow Your Biotech & R&D Literacy

• Understand the basic lifecycle of a drug, such as key stages of the Clinical Phase I–IV drug development process, moving from the lab to the patient.

• Scientific Data: Ability to critically evaluate scientific data while asking thought-provoking questions about the research and its business impact.

Engage in Business Value & Portfolio Concepts

• Engage your enterprise mindset to understand how the data analysis we develop in SIBO can help the whole company perform better

• Portfolio Theory: Basic knowledge of how companies manage a portfolio of different products to maximize business value.

• Consultative Mindset: Being curious, proactive, and adaptable when collecting requirements from a stakeholder or other team members.

Apply Data Wrangling & Pipeline Basics

• Data Cleaning: Ability to take primary and secondary data sources and clean them for accurate and meaningful analyses.

• Wrangling Tools: Proficiency in Python, R, and SQL to manipulate and aggregate messy datasets.

• Version Control: Basic experience using Git to collaborate on code and manage different versions of a project.

Apply Statistical Analysis & Descriptive Modeling

• Analytical Approach: An understanding of different analytical approaches and when to use one over the other.

• Exploratory Analysis: Experience in exploratory and confirmatory data analysis to help the team uncover insights.

Work with UI & BI Dashboards

• Dashboard Design: Using BI tools like Tableau or PowerBI to create visual storytelling and user-friendly interfaces.

• UI/UX Mindset: A focus on information visualization that makes it easy for others to connect the dots.

• Communication: Ability to simplify and present complex concepts through clear, visual formats.

Program Highlights

• Intensive 12-weeks, full-time (40 hours per week) paid internship.

• Program start dates are in May/June 2026.

• A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship. 

• Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects.

• Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry.

Who You Are (Required) 

Required Education

You meet one of the following criteria:

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree (enrolled student).

• Must have attained a Bachelor's Degree.

• Must be pursuing a Master's Degree (enrolled student).

• Must have attained a Master's Degree.

Required Majors: Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Business or Economics, Physical Sciences (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Physics).

Required Skills: 

• Data Wrangling & Pipelines: Ability in Python, R, or SQL to clean, aggregate, and curate high-quality data using Git for version control.

• Statistical Analysis: Able to apply descriptive and inferential statistical methods to conduct data analysis.

• UI & BI Dashboards: Using Tableau or PowerBI to design reports for visualization and storytelling.

• R&D & Scientific Literacy: A working knowledge of Phase I–IV drug development and ability to evaluate scientific data in this context.

• Business & Portfolio Mindset: Understanding of business value concepts like Portfolio Theory.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

• Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.

• Interest in working internationally in a large organization where you collaborate with colleagues in the Bay Area and around the world.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting. 

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $45.00-$50.00 hour. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This position also qualifies for paid holiday time off benefits.

Genentech is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.

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