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The Risk Solutions Data Science Team provide data products and services to help our business units use technology to create, manage, and optimize information and business processes.  These include a wide range of activities such as: model development, process automation, decision support, and data augmentation.  The overall goal of the team is to provide technology solutions that increase efficiency, increase revenue, and give our company a competitive advantage over our competitors.

The Data Science Team within the Risk Solutions division is seeking an intern for the summer 2025.

Responsibilities:

Analyzes internal and external data and performs statistical modeling to develop actionable insights and recommendations to management regarding business and product performance.

Develops data mining architectures/models/protocols, statistical reporting, and data analysis methodologies to identify trends and extract knowledge from large, high dimensional data sets

Identifies areas to increase efficiency and automation of data analysis processes.

Translate business problems/opportunities into technical requirements and data science specifications.

Distill and present complex problems and solutions by creating concise slide decks for leadership  

Creates solutions that enable enhanced business performance and decision-making through a range of data preparation, modeling, analysis and/or visualization techniques.

Uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop process automation.

Researches and applies knowledge of existing and emerging data science principles, theories, and techniques to inform business decisions.

Develops and maintains strong business knowledge and customer relationships.

May estimate the economic impact of operational decisions.

Actively participates in agile planning and documentation in support of producing minimum viable products as well as product long-term roadmaps

Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Development skills in Python, the core AI/ML libraries

PySpark, PyTorch

Retrieve and manipulate data and troubleshoot data issues via SQL query

Experience with Snowflake and SQL database

Experience with distilling and presenting complex problems and their solutions to a non-technical audience

Internal drive to expand your personal domain expertise and curiosity about how to use that expertise in collaboration with other team members to mitigate our current and future customers’ financial needs.

Education:

Working towards Master’s Degree in Data Science, Applied Math, Statistics, Engineering, Finance, Science, or Computer Science or equivalent experience

Graduating in 2025/26

Business Unit:

Benefits:

Compensation varies by role, position level, and location. Individual pay is influenced by skills, education, training, certifications, experience, and the role's scope and complexity, along with business needs.

We offer a competitive Total Rewards package, including medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one, PTO, paid holidays, commuter benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, education reimbursement, paid parental leave/adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with company match. These benefits are available to eligible full-time and part-time employees.

Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process.