2027 Summer Internship - PhD Data Science
About The Position
The Data Science Intern Program offers talented students pursuing a PhD in Data Science the opportunity to develop their advanced data science skills while supporting the Company’s strategic objectives. Intern candidates are assigned to a project aligned to business areas such as e-Commerce, Merchandising, Operations or Finance. The Home Depot’s internship program was recently named in the Top 20 in the US and offers college students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain hands on experience working with a number of leaders on projects that directly impact the business for one of the world's leading retailers. Data Science interns will focus on working with a variety of data science roles and functions to translate business questions into actionable insights and deliver high quality analytical solutions.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a PhD degree in a quantitative field (Analytics, Finance, Information Systems, etc.)
- Excellent academic performance
- Experience in a modern scripting language (preferably Python)
- Experience running queries against data (preferably with Google BigQuery or SQL)
- Experience with data visualization software (preferably Tableau)
- Exposure to statistics, predictive modeling and other data science methodologies
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Working knowledge of Tableau
- Working knowledge of presentation software (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint)
- Preferred GPA 3.0 or above
Responsibilities
- Participate in meetings across the enterprise data science community, gaining exposure to cross functional business units.
- Build networking relationships and receive mentoring from team members and top-level management.
- Communicate findings and project status clearly and professionally through presentations.
- Provide recommendations to upper management.
- Provide comprehensive report-out to senior leaders on assignments and other related projects.
- Use strategic thinking and perform data analytics for a variety of business problems and opportunities and create high quality analytics solutions.
- Apply a wide variety of database applications and analytical tools, including SQL, Google Cloud Big Query and Python.
Benefits
- Housing assistance will be provided to eligible interns.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
