AI Bot Developer : Internship
Company
inhealth Medical Services, Inc.
Location
Remote (U.S.-based candidates preferred)
Duration
10–12 weeks, with potential to extend
Commitment
Part-Time (10–20 hours/week)
Compensation
Unpaid to start, paid experience dependent upon initial term
Start Date
Summer 2025 start
About inhealth
inhealth is a pioneer in digital therapeutics and human-centered health coaching. We deliver precision-based behavior change interventions by integrating wearable technology, data analytics, and board-certified coaching. Our mission is to increase access to effective health coaching through digital innovation grounded in real-world clinical success.
About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated graduate or PhD-level intern with hands-on experience in AI chatbot development, natural language processing (NLP), and machine learning, particularly in healthcare or behavioral science domains.
In this role, you will contribute to building the foundation of a cutting-edge AI-powered health coach using over a decade of structured and unstructured data from real-world health coaching interactions. This work will be critical in helping simulate evidence-based, context-aware conversations that can scale personalized health interventions across clinical and community settings.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and pre-process health coaching data (text, time series, and behavioral logs) collected over 10+ years.
- Design, fine-tune, and deploy conversational agents using LLMs, reinforcement learning, and intent classification techniques.
- Develop workflows for empathetic, accurate, and engaging coaching dialogues tailored to chronic condition management.
- Collaborate with product, clinical, and development teams to align AI behavior with coaching frameworks and guidelines.
- Test and validate bot performance in sandbox environments; support integration into third-party platforms.
- Maintain thorough documentation of model training processes, decisions, and results.
Required Qualifications
- Enrolled or recently completed in a PhD or Master’s program in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, NLP, or a related field.
- Experience with conversational AI systems in healthcare or wellness.
- Proficiency in Python; experience with Hugging Face, LangChain, OpenAI APIs, etc.
- Familiarity with dialogue evaluation techniques.
- Understanding of or willingness to learn HIPAA-compliant data handling.
- Interest in health, wellness, or digital therapeutics.
Preferred Experience
- Knowledge of behavior change frameworks (e.g., motivational interviewing, CBT, CLEAR model).
- Experience with FHIR standards, EMR systems, or health IT.
- Exposure to multi-modal AI integrating biosignals or patient-reported data.
- Prior research or internship experience in health tech or academic labs.
What You’ll Gain
- Practical experience in a high-impact AI healthcare project.
- Mentorship from experts in clinical, product, and AI domains.
- A portfolio-worthy project suitable for publication or dissertation.
- Opportunity to shape impactful digital health solutions.
How to Apply
Please send the following information
1. Resume or LinkedIn profile
2. A brief statement on why this role interests you
3. (Optional) Examples of previous AI/chatbot projects or GitHub portfolio
$0 - $50,000 per year