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New York City, New York

Internship

Onsite

$33/hr - $44/hr

Intern

Mastercard is a global technology company that powers economies and empowers people. They are seeking a Data Scientist Intern to gain knowledge in cybersecurity and fraud, work with large datasets, and collaborate with various teams to develop innovative solutions and insights.

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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

Qualification

Required

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

Preferred

Benefits

Insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
Flexible spending account and health savings account
Paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
401k with a best-in-class company match
Deferred compensation for eligible roles
Fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
Eligibility for tuition reimbursement
56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
Jury duty leave
On-site fitness facilities in some locations

Mastercard is a financial network that processes payments between banks and cardholders.

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