Master’s Internship Research & Development (R&D) Sports Medicine - Software Engineering (6 Mont[...]

At Stryker, every role is vital to our mission to make healthcare better. Our collaborative environment champions growth and opportunity, ensuring that every member of our team is equipped to contribute to our collective goal.

Join us and be at the forefront of making healthcare better for everyone, everywhere.

In your internship at a globally leading medical technology company, you’ll be right in the middle of the action: The Stryker Sports Medicine team in Freiburg develops patient‑specific solutions to support clinical decision‑making for indications that can be treated with minimally invasive joint surgery.

We are looking for students with a background in computer science, software engineering or similar, ideally with real‑world experience developing AI/ML models. As an intern in the team, you will contribute to the advancement of the Sports Medicine patient‑specific solution offering. You will investigate and implement novel analysis methods, as well as evaluate the results.

Our offer to you

• As a valued member of our international Sports Medicine R&D team you support the advancement of image‑based enabling technologies.

• Working with medical image data, you will extend your proficiency in AI/ML by applying computer vision and machine learning techniques to develop innovative solutions that can be used in pre‑operative analysis and planning.

• You will be involved in all aspects of AI/ML algorithm development including data preparation and labeling.

• You will gain insights into how research supports defining solutions for new product development in the medical device industry.

• You will enhance your scripting skills by automating your developed approaches and evaluations and allow for efficient processing of data.

This is what makes you stand out

• Academic Pursuit: You are currently pursuing a master’s 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 technical expertise, 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 empower you to confidently engage in our international environment and successfully document your work in scientific English.

Duration of your internship

6 months (full‑time)

Type of internship

We offer voluntary internships alongside your studies, compulsory internships/practical semesters, and a combination of both.

When you start with us

October 2026

Where you will work

Freiburg (Breisgau)

What you can expect

Fair pay, holiday entitlement, exciting training and personal mentoring, and flexible working hours.

Diversity is important to us. We welcome applications from people regardless of their ethnic, national or social origin, gender, disability, age or sexual identity.

Pay rate will not be below any applicable local minimum wage rates.