What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Scientist Intern position at OOCL North America Group?
Data Science Center of Excellence Team
San Jose, CA, US
On-site internship role
Duration: 13 weeks, Mon-Fri (w/ 1 hour lunch)
With our core values – People People People , Community Responsibility, Customer Focus, Excellence through Quality – we hope to empower our employees to achieve the mission of OOCL.
What is OOCL?
OOCL is one of the world's largest integrated international container transportation, logistics, and subsidiary companies. As one of Hong Kong's most recognized global brands, OOCL provides customers with fully integrated logistics and containerized transportation services, with a network that encompasses Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Australasia.
Internship Responsibilities
OOCL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers a diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment. OOCL does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law . We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. For more information, we encourage you to visit us at www.oocl.com .
San Jose, CA, US
On-site internship role
Duration: 13 weeks, Mon-Fri (w/ 1 hour lunch)
With our core values – People People People , Community Responsibility, Customer Focus, Excellence through Quality – we hope to empower our employees to achieve the mission of OOCL.
What is OOCL?
OOCL is one of the world's largest integrated international container transportation, logistics, and subsidiary companies. As one of Hong Kong's most recognized global brands, OOCL provides customers with fully integrated logistics and containerized transportation services, with a network that encompasses Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Australasia.
Internship Responsibilities
- Data Analysis Support – Collect, clean, and validate operational data; surface trends and anomalies.
- Data Prep & Feature Engineering – Preprocess data, create basic features, and document repeatable transformations.
- ML/AI Development (with mentorship) – Prototype and evaluate models for forecasting and process improvement; maintain reproducible code.
- Business Problem Understanding – Translate stakeholder questions into analytics tasks; communicate insights and next steps.
- Supply Chain & Logistics Analytics – Analyze opportunities for efficiency and cost reduction; explore optimization with guidance.
- Data Visualization & Reporting – Build charts/dashboards and concise reports for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration –Work with data science, engineering, and business teams to refine requirements, test solutions, and share progress.
- Learning & Growth –Use modern data science tools (stats, ML, GenAI) and apply them to business use cases.
- Strong data science and AI skills
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Currently pursuing or recent graduate of a B achelor’s or M aster’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Data Science, Computer Science, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Math)
- Coursework and/or project experience in data science (internship, co-op, research, or substantial class projects)
- Interest in logistics, supply chain , or a related industry is a plus
OOCL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers a diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment. OOCL does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law . We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. For more information, we encourage you to visit us at www.oocl.com .