What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Scientist Intern - In Office, Lincoln, NE only position at Sandhills Global?
The Data Scientist Intern will be responsible for assisting our full-time Data Scientist team in the analysis, development, and testing of code supporting our existing and future products and services. Specifically, they will be asked to learn, analyze, and utilize our data to solve problems and answer questions that lead us to better serve our customers. These duties will often require the ability to visualize or contextualize raw data, train, evaluate, and deploy various types of modeling techniques, and communicate the resulting trends and observations. Additionally, the Data Scientist Intern may be asked to help facilitate the curation of our data upstream from the work described above, making the actual analysis and modeling of the data possible. This work would still require the foresight of how the data will eventually be utilized to ensure it is made available in the most advantageous way possible. Ideally, the Data Scientist Intern would gain the knowledge and experience necessary to be transitioned into a full-time Data Scientist role as soon as they prove to be ready, and the opportunity presents itself. Assume other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- Completion of or progress towards a degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or any other applied or quantitative discipline
- Experience in Python or R, and various libraries/packages
- Some understanding of machine learning concepts and techniques, including tree-based models and neural networks
- Ability to perform critical thinking and statistical analysis
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Knowledge around computer vision, Natural Language Processing, or Large Language Models preferred
- Experience with SQL, stored procedures, or APIs preferred
- Familiarity with platforms like Spark, Kubernetes, Docker, or Jenkins preferred
- Ability to commute when scheduled to the local office is required
- Able to work independently and communicate within a team environment
- Results oriented
- Flexible and open to change
- Stable and progressive work history
- Professional appearance and demeanor
- Hours during regular work week, Ability to commute daily to local office is required.