Linguistic Intern

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Job Description

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

Fluency Direct is a leading front-end speech recognition product for medical dictation which is changing the way doctors and other hospital staff interact with the patient record at over a hundred hospital facilities.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Linguist Intern, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. This internship will be run as a joint effort between the University of Pittsburgh Linguistics Department. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Spending 8-10 hours a week, for a total of 120 hours a semester
• Working on corpora development for the purposes of machine learning efforts
• Working on annotations for various Machine Learning and Natural Language Understanding projects. Past projects have included annotations for medical information extraction, part of speech tagging, and medical document structure. Interns will work closely with members of NLU to ensure their annotations are appropriate for each respective project.
• Actively participating in relevant corporate programs/initiatives, complies with professional and quality standards complies with corporate policies and procedures, and acts in a manner consistent with Solventum values and ethical standards.

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Pursuing a Bachelors degree or higher from an accredited institution
• Ability to work 8-10 hours a week

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• Familiarity with machine learning, data science, and/or computational linguistics
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to solve problems in a logical, methodical, and time efficient manner
• Ability to direct and influence others

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Relocation: Is not authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

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Who we are

A new healthcare company with a rich history. With more than 70 years of delivering healthcare innovations, we continue to move the industry forward by helping to solve our customers’ biggest challenges.

Our workforce

20,000+ employees worldwide. Solventum relies on the courage and the boundless insights of professionals worldwide to achieve exceptional results for our customers and those who rely on them. Healthcare that leads with heart and humility starts with listening and never finishes, only evolves. As long as healthcare challenges remain unsolved, we will be here, united by empathy and a relentless belief that countless lives are improved through our work.

Our impact

Operations in 38 countries. Driven by our dedication to improved outcomes for all we serve, we break through by making unprecedented connections that impact lives. In more than 300 offices and facilities around the world, we work closely with customers and partners to create positive healthcare outcomes that transcend borders. To realize our shared vision, we harness diverse talents and perspectives from every background to not only address our customers' most urgent priorities but anticipate the needs of the future