Job Description

Data Science Intern - IT

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work. You’ll have the opportunity to grow and learn in a culture that empowers your development. We have created an inclusive, global environment that values the power of diverse talent, backgrounds, and experiences to drive speed, productivity, innovation, and growth.

Our internship program will give you a chance to get real world business experience and build your network before graduation. We are seeking an energetic, responsible intern to join our growing organization. In this position, you will be expected to learn the ins-and-outs of our daily routines and procedures. You will focus on learning how our organization runs, and can be expected to gain valuable insight that can further your interest in your chosen career field.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. With revenues of $20 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our 70,000 employees the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world. The customers we serve fall within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies. Our products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field applications.

Summary of Internship

The Data Solutions & Business Intelligence internship position provides an opportunity for data science students who are currently pursuing a data science, data analytics, computer engineering, or like engineering degree to get hands on experience working with team of data analyst, data engineers in a fast-paced bi analytics and data lake environment. The data science intern will contribute to development projects, pilots and advance best design practices. The position starts in June, paid working 40 hours per week through August. Opportunity exists for this position to continue through the academic year on a part-time basis to allow for class schedules.

Essential Functions

• Provide data science support related to data analytics, data lake projects including prototyping, testing, and design

• Support a variety of discovery activities and may be assigned to a variety of pilot tasks throughout the department

• Be involved with many aspects of machine learning, data acquisition, visualization, and some design and analysis tasks

• Provide feedback on specifications and designs

• Accept candid feedback and look for areas of improvements

• Specific tasks will be tailored to the data science interns experience level and abilities

• A data science intern works under the close supervision of data analysts, project managers, and data engineers

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 70,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Apply today!

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

• Attending an accredited University studying toward a Master’s of Science degree in Computer Science, Statistics or equivalent

• Data Science, Data Analytics, Computer science or computer engineering, or like engineering field

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work independently and as a member of a cross-functional team

• Willingness to learn, be mentored, and improve

• Is passionate about applications, analytics, end-user productivity

• Exceptional customer focus

• Desire to teach other team members about technology in the area of expertise

• Experience with object-oriented coding languages such as Java and Python

• Exposure to AWS Lambda, AWS S3, Kafka, Redshift, Sage Maker

• Have experience in databases, analytics, big data systems or business intelligence products (Tableau, PowerBI)

• Aptitude for writing machine learning algorithms

As the world’s leader in serving science, Thermo Fisher Scientific's professionals develop critical solutions—and build rewarding careers. They help customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment, making sure food is safe, and so much more. When you #StartYourStory with Thermo Fisher, you are guaranteed meaningful work - both personally and professionally.