Summer 2027 Intern: Data Science
About The Position
Live Oak Bank is a digital bank that serves small business owners across the country. Our groundbreaking spin on service and technology has fueled our mission to be America’s Small Business Bank. Our products help customers buy, build, and expand their business, and our high-yield savings and CD products help them grow their hard-earned money. At Live Oak, we never lose sight of the well-being of our people. We believe our employees are the heart of our company. Our commitment to our customers and culture is intertwined, and we seek those who embody and embrace what it takes to empower the American dream. Ready to make an impact? We're looking for an onsite intern to join our team for the 10-week Summer Internship program (May 17 - July 23, 2027) at our headquarters in Wilmington, NC. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, September 28th. The analytics team at Live Oak creates data science and analytics solutions to improve our processes and products. We work closely with key stakeholders to deeply understand their business and identify key areas where data can have a large impact. In this role, you will also gain a deep understanding of small business banking.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a full-time degree program such as Finance, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science or other related field
- Experience in scripting languages (e.g. Python), Data Querying languages (e.g. SQL), and data visualization software
- Strong partnership skills and the ability to work collaboratively across various groups in the organization
- Knowledge of basic statistical analysis
Nice To Haves
- Ability to simplify complex situations
- Ability to make sound judgments
- Ability to research and analyze data to drive strategies and outcomes
- Values innovation and evaluates multiple alternatives to achieve goals
- Capable of delivering a strategy/concept to completion, measuring performance, evaluating, and reacting appropriately
- Engenders trust among peers and partners
- Concerned for personal and professional development of others
- Demonstrates real empathy with the success and failures of others
Responsibilities
- Work with key stakeholders to define and measure critical KPIs
- Build data visualizations to monitor business unit performance and display key insights
- Deep dive into complex data sets using SQL and python to improve business and product decisions
- Use machine learning to greatly increase the efficiency of our processes and products
- Identify new data sources and work to integrate them into our data platform
- Communicate and present results to key stakeholders to drive business value
Benefits
- Paid sick leave
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
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