What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern, Life Science Automation & AI position at Flagship Pioneering?
Spring 2026 Co-op/Internship Opportunity
We’re looking for motivated students to join our team starting in January/February 2026 for a spring co-op or internship. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience, contribute to meaningful projects, and develop your skills in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. If you’re eager to learn and make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!
Company Summary
Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. We are pioneering a new age of boundless discovery by building the capabilities to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method. We are introducing scientific superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health, climate, and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before. Learn more about this mission at www.lila.ai
If this sounds like an environment you’d love to work in, even if you only have some of the experience listed below, we encourage you to apply.
Your Impact at Lila
You’ll play a key role in shaping how knowledge flows at Lila utilizing AI tools. By standardizing documentation, creating AI-ready templates, and making critical information easily discoverable, you’ll empower teams across the company to move faster, collaborate smarter, and scale with confidence.
What You'll Be Building
You’ll work closely with the Automation and Applied AI teams to work on building AI-ready templates, creating and training a documentation creating AI agent, and surfacing knowledge to Agentic AI. By doing so, you will enable faster, more consistent documentation practices that scale with Lila’s growth and empower teams across departments to work more efficiently.
What You’ll Need To Succeed
Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
A Note to Agencies
Lila Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lila Sciences or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lila Science’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Lila Sciences, and Lila Sciences will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.
We’re looking for motivated students to join our team starting in January/February 2026 for a spring co-op or internship. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience, contribute to meaningful projects, and develop your skills in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. If you’re eager to learn and make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!
Company Summary
Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. We are pioneering a new age of boundless discovery by building the capabilities to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method. We are introducing scientific superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health, climate, and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before. Learn more about this mission at www.lila.ai
If this sounds like an environment you’d love to work in, even if you only have some of the experience listed below, we encourage you to apply.
Your Impact at Lila
You’ll play a key role in shaping how knowledge flows at Lila utilizing AI tools. By standardizing documentation, creating AI-ready templates, and making critical information easily discoverable, you’ll empower teams across the company to move faster, collaborate smarter, and scale with confidence.
What You'll Be Building
You’ll work closely with the Automation and Applied AI teams to work on building AI-ready templates, creating and training a documentation creating AI agent, and surfacing knowledge to Agentic AI. By doing so, you will enable faster, more consistent documentation practices that scale with Lila’s growth and empower teams across departments to work more efficiently.
What You’ll Need To Succeed
- Familiarity with AI tools for content generation, summarization, or knowledge management.
- Experience with documentation management and version control systems (e.g., Git, Confluence, Notion, or similar).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with attention to clarity and consistency.
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally and translate complex technical concepts into accessible resources.
- Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Background in automation, engineering, or life sciences environments.
- Knowledge of structured data formats (e.g., JSON, YAML, Markdown).
Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
A Note to Agencies
Lila Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lila Sciences or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lila Science’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Lila Sciences, and Lila Sciences will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.
