Data Platform Engineer Intern

About our Company:

Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 36,000 trials and 11 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million users trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. Discover more at www.medidata.com.

The Program:
At Medidata, interns will have the opportunity to accelerate their careers by working closely with experienced professionals and gain valuable, hands-on, full-time work experience. By being a part of our global organization, interns have the opportunity to work alongside our talented and committed professionals helping them to build a strong foundation for achieving their career goals. For 12 weeks, beginning May 18, 2026, interns will have an opportunity to gain a deep understanding of what it means to be a Medidatian. United around a single goal of empowering smarter treatments and healthier people. Medidatians work in a culture of curiosity, innovation and fun. You will be contributing to the line of business with sustainable and meaningful work.

Our Summer Internship program also includes instructor led training, guided mentorship, exposure to senior leadership and community service. In addition to individual and specific related responsibilities, each intern will participate in our Intern Innovation Lab. Assigned to cross-functional teams, interns will work closely to develop an innovative solution to a business problem currently facing Medidata. As they work diligently to present their final solutions to a panel of top Medidata leaders, we are confident that our interns will make a significant impact on our business.

About the Team:

We are seeking a dynamic, passionate, and eager-to-learn Data Platform Engineer Intern to join our engineering team. In this role, you'll have the unique opportunity to be a part of a collaborative team working on cutting-edge technologies and projects. You will engage in hands-on experiences and refine your skills across a spectrum of applications and platforms, from distributed data engineering infrastructure and tooling like Apache Flink, Kubernetes and Snowflake, microservice development in JVM-languages like Scala, Java, to managing the cloud with infrastructure as code tooling like Terraform. 

Responsibilities:

The following represents core competencies that Medidata desires to enhance in our internship candidate, please review with an understanding that our main priority and your main responsibility will be to achieve growth in the following areas

• Core Software Engineering: Familiarity with Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and SQL with an interest in deepening understanding, eventually leaning into Domain Driven Design (DDD) and functional programming paradigms
• Cloud Infrastructure:  Exposure to “the Cloud” with an interest on getting extremely hands on with AWS services like Kubernetes (EKS), and object storage (S3)
• Data Engineering: Desire to learn cutting edge big data streaming and batch technologies to enable high volume data engineering pipeline development
• Team Collaboration: A fervent believer in teamwork, ready to share and brainstorm ideas within dynamic settings.
• Passion for Learning: Deep-seated curiosity and dedication to continuous personal and professional growth.

Qualifications:
1. Currently enrolled in a Computer Science, Information Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, MIS, or a related degree program. 
2. Drive to learn and grow academically and professionally

The salary range posted below refers only to positions that will be physically based in New York. As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location. Pay ranges for candidates in locations other than New York, may differ based on the local market data in that region. The base hourly pay range for this position is $32 an hou

Equal Employment Opportunity:

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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Inclusion Statement

As a game-changer in sustainable technology and innovation, Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, is striving to build more inclusive teams across the globe. We believe that our people are our number one asset and we want all employees to feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. It is our goal that our people feel a sense of pride and a passion for belonging. As a company leading change, it’s our responsibility to foster opportunities for all people to participate in a harmonized Workforce of the Future.