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Lansing, MI

Internship

Onsite

Intern

IBM is a leading technology and consulting company that focuses on building long-term relationships with clients. The Data Scientist Intern role provides an opportunity to work on client projects, enhance analytical skills, and gain exposure to various industries while being mentored by professionals in the field.

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Responsibilities

Receive mentorship from diverse professionals in science engineering and consulting applying analytical rigor and statistical methods to predict behaviors
Develop skills in writing efficient and reusable programs to cleanse integrate and model data
Assist in conveying analytical results to both technical and non-technical audiences, refining your ability to communicate complex findings
Utilize program languages like Python to build data pipelines, extracting and transforming data from repositories to consumers

Qualification

Required

Currently pursuing a quantitative degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field
Strong Interpersonal skills that enhance collaboration and relationship building, while also managing dynamic workloads in an agile environment
Have initiative and passion to actively seek new knowledge and improve skills while embracing a growth mindset to assimilate diverse viewpoints
Demonstrate leadership experience and ability to communicate effectively through active listening, while also be willing to adapt and have a readiness to take ownership of tasks and challenges
Familiarity with one or more scripting languages (Python preferred), or a proven computer science foundation
High school diploma and active pursuit of a higher education degree in a relevant field
IBM will not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Eligible candidates must not require sponsorship now or in the future to be considered for this role
These positions, anticipated to start in 2026, will have openings based in the Lansing, Michigan Client Innovation Center
Candidates must be local to their assigned Client Innovation Center location or willing to relocate prior to their start date at their own expense
Average on-site work requirement at the local IBM office is at least 3 days per week
While the role is expected to require minimal business travel, candidates should be willing to travel up to 100% if needed, based on work assignments

Preferred

Demonstrate familiarity or interest in statistical analysis or data mining through previous internships, personal/academic projects, hackathons, and/or publications
General familiarity with databases, data-engineering tools (SQL, spark) and cloud platforms (e.g., IBM Cloud, Azure, AWS). Experience with NLP/LLM/GenAI is a plus
Experience using machine-learning/data science libraries in python (scikit-learn, SciPy, pandas, PyTorch) is a plus