Master’s Internship Research & Development – Sports Medicine Software Engineering – 6 Months | Start April 2027

Your Mission

Join Stryker's Sports Medicine Research & Development team in Freiburg and contribute to innovative patient-specific solutions that support clinical decision-making in minimally invasive joint surgery. During your internship, you will work with medical image data, advance AI/ML-based technologies, and help shape future medical device solutions.

Your Mission

Join Stryker's Sports Medicine Research & Development team in Freiburg and contribute to innovative patient-specific solutions that support clinical decision-making in minimally invasive joint surgery. During your internship, you will work with medical image data, advance AI/ML-based technologies, and help shape future medical device solutions.

What You'll Do

• Support the advancement of image-based technologies for Sports Medicine applications, by applying computer vision and machine learning techniques to medical image data.
• Investigate, develop, and evaluate innovative AI/ML analysis methods.
• Contribute to data preparation, annotation, and labelling activities.
• Develop scripts and tools to automate analyses and enable efficient data processing workflows.
• Collaborate with an international R&D team on research and product development initiatives.

What You'll Bring

• Academic Pursuit: You are currently pursuing a masters degree in computer science, software engineering or similar study and are actively seeking an internship for a 6-month duration. Ideally, you have previous experience with medical imaging and real-world AI/ML model development.
• Technical Drive: You are passionate about improving your technicalexpertise, especially in areas like AI/ML, software development, and medical imaging.
• Software Savvy: Ideally, you are proficient in Python development and have initial experience with deep learning and frameworks such as Tensorflow or PyTorch and/or computer vision libraries (e.g. OpenCV), enabling you to work independently.
• Effective Communication: Your strong spoken and written English skills (minimum B2) empower you to confidently engage in our international environment and successfully document your work in scientific English.

What's In It For You

• Paid six-month internship (voluntary internship alongside studies, mandatory internship, or a combination of both possible)
• Start date: April 2027
• Location: Freiburg (Breisgau, Germany)
• Flexible working hours and attractive holiday allowance
• Mentoring and training to support your growth
• Hands-on projects with real-world impact in an international environment

Germany Pay Range

• Freiburg 39Std: €2.476,89 EUR Monthly

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of ethnic, national, or social background, gender, disability, age, or sexual identity.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.