Data Scientist Intern, Summer 2026 - New York City, NY

Mastercard • New York, NY

17h • $33 - $44

About The Position

Mastercard works to connect and power a sustainable and inclusive global economy. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. We ensure every employee has opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities. The Cyber Analytics' team of data scientists comb through Mastercard’s large stores of data looking for meaningful and actionable insights related to cybersecurity and fraud. Using subject matter expertise and sophisticated modeling, we educate other teams and customers on best practices and innovate new tools to prevent bad actors from entering the network in the first place. Mastercard’s summer internship program provides emerging talent with projects that will enhance skills as well as contribute to the department’s goals and objectives. In this program, you will participate in: - Networking events, mentorship opportunities, and hear from senior leaders - Volunteer and team building opportunities - Formal performance assessments - End-of-summer presentations to peers and Mastercard leadership

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program majoring in Data Science or a related field with a graduation date of Winter 2026 - Spring 2027
• Strong, hands-on experience with both SQL and Python, preferably in a previous internship
• Educational background in both statistics and machine learning
• Experience working directly with data
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent communication skills, ability and willingness to tackle complex problems

Responsibilities

• Gain subject matter knowledge on cybersecurity best practices and common types of fraud. Advise technical teams in accordance with subject matter knowledge and participate in educational initiatives.
• Work closely with product and technical teams to understand product, usage, and data pipelines. Identify customer pain points and devise innovative solutions using data and modeling.
• Competently handle large datasets, sifting for patterns and trends and translate those insights into technical solutions and education materials.
• Actively participate in machine learning modeling work, including clustering algorithms, natural language processing, classification, graph machine learning and image detection.
• Partner with other teams (Safety Net, Smart Authentication, Data Strategy, Threat Intelligence) to combine multiple sources of data in new and insightful ways.
• Coordinate with product, design, data architecture, engineering development, and marketing teams to bring your models into customer-facing products.

Benefits

• Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees