Data Science Intern

About the role

Actxa, a deep tech company based in Singapore, is looking for a Data Science intern to support its public healthcare research and development in the digital health and wellness domain. The internship lasts at least 5 months, starting in January 2027, and involves both on-site and off-site work.

Key responsibilities

• Assist data scientists in public healthcare research and development aligned with the organization's vision.
• Perform on-site or off-site data collection, organization, storage and processing.
• Develop data-driven solutions and insights using data mining, statistical modelling, machine learning and deep learning.
• Explore and prototype generative AI and large language model applications for personalized health insights and behavioral nudging.
• Use AI-assisted tools to speed up analysis, development and literature review, while validating their outputs.
• Test and validate algorithms, including evaluating AI and LLM model outputs.
• Document research, experiments and modelling results, with the chance to be a co-author of research publications.

Required profile

• Year 3 or final year student in Data Science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline.
• Passion for data science and a keen interest in digital healthcare, wellness and fitness.
• Adaptable, resilient and eager to learn new technologies, including AI tools.

Required skills

• Good working knowledge of Python and SQL (R is a plus).
• Understanding of machine learning; experience in signal processing is a plus.
• Familiarity with LLMs, prompt engineering or frameworks such as Hugging Face, LangChain or LLM APIs is a plus.