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Herndon, VA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

IBM is a technology and consulting company whose US Federal team delivers secure, mission-critical technology solutions for government agencies. The Federal Data Scientist Intern will support client projects by applying statistical methods, developing data integrations and pipelines, evaluating models, and communicating analytical results to technical and non-technical audiences.

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Responsibilities

During your internship, you can enhance your knowledge and gain professional experience by working on client projects. This role provides an exceptional opportunity to build a compelling portfolio, acquire new skills, gain insights into diverse industries, and embrace novel challenges for your future career
At IBM, we prioritize continuous learning, skill development, and personal growth within a culture of coaching and mentorship. As an intern, you'll experience this culture and have the opportunity to advance to our associate program based on results and performance
Mentored Analytical Support: Receive mentorship from diverse professionals in science engineering and consulting applying analytical rigor and statistical methods to predict behaviors
Data Integrations: Develop skills in writing efficient and reusable programs to cleanse integrate and model data. Evaluate model results contributing to data-driven insights
Effective Communication: Assist in conveying analytical results to both technical and non-technical audiences, refining your ability to communicate complex findings
Tech-Driven Data Transformer: Utilize program languages like Python to build data pipelines, extracting and transforming data from repositories to consumers. Gain exposure to cloud platforms, ETL tools, and data integration, expanding your tech toolkit

Qualification

Required

Bachelor's Degree
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
Willing to travel up to 100%
Candidates must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Federal security clearance while in IBM Consulting-Federal

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

Benefits

Continuous learning, mentorship, and coaching
Pathway into IBM's Associate Program based on results and performance
Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long-term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs
Paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
Training and educational resources on IBM's personalized, AI-driven learning platform
Industry-recognized certifications to achieve career goals
Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups
Giving and volunteer opportunities
Discounts on retail products, services & experiences

IBM provides technology and consulting, including software, infrastructure systems, and cloud-based solutions.

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