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Doctolib

AI / Machine Learning Research intern (x/f/m)

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Paris, France

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Internship

19-01-2026

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Skills

Python Research Motivation Machine Learning Deep Learning Recruitment Spring Artificial Intelligence

Job Specifications

We are looking for an AI Researcher intern to join the AI Lab team in France.

As an AI Researcher intern, your mission will be to work on ambitious research projects aimed at transforming how care is delivered. Specifically, you will contribute to developing patient similarity systems to improve clinical reasoning, medical decisions, and research.

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Compare and evaluate different foundation models (multimodal) for patient representation
Develop and optimize innovative similarity metrics for patient similarity search
Structure the representation space using advanced techniques (disentanglement, invariance)
Design search systems conditioned on text queries adapted to clinical needs
Rigorously evaluate performance on medical tasks (prediction, generalization, out-of-distribution detection)

Who You Are

Before you read on: if you don't have the exact profile described below, but you feel this job description matches your skill set, we still encourage you to apply.

You are currently a PhD student in machine learning, artificial intelligence, or a related field
You have solid expertise in deep learning and foundation models
You are proficient in Python and standard machine learning frameworks
You have demonstrated ability to conduct research independently
You are passionate about applying AI to healthcare and improving patient care

Now it would be fantastic if you:

Have experience working with structured and unstructured health data
Are familiar with biomedical ontologies (ATC, ICD)
Have published in top-tier scientific conferences or journals

What We Offer

A flexible workplace policy offering both hybrid and office-based mode
Lunch voucher with Swile card
Work Council subsidy to refund part of sport club membership or creative class
Reimbursement of public transportation

The interview process

Interview with a recruiter: An exchange to discover your background, motivations, and assess the fit of your skills with our needs
Project presentation or research discussion: Exchange about your previous work or ideas for the project
Technical interview with supervisors: In-depth discussion about your research skills and scientific interests

Job Details

6-month internship (M2)
Full-Time
Paris
Start date: Spring 2026

At Doctolib, we are committed to improving access to healthcare for everyone. This translates into our recruitment process. We evaluate candidates based solely on qualifications and motivation, without any form of discrimination.

The more diverse ideas are heard, the more our product will truly improve healthcare for all. You are welcome to apply to Doctolib, regardless of your gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability.

To ensure equal opportunities, we invite you to exclude personal information (e.g. pictures, age) from your applications. If you require any accommodation, please let us know for support during the hiring process.

Join us in building the healthcare we all dream of!

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About the Company

We're a B Corp company committed to build together the healthcare we all dream of. More than 2,900 Doctolibers in France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands are helping to improve the daily lives of care teams with a new generation of technologies and services. At the same time, Doctolib is helping over 80 million patients to effectively manage their health and provide quick and easy access to optimal healthcare. Know more