Innovate. Collaborate. Build. Create. Solve. The KPMG Digital Lighthouse is KPMG's award-winning Analytics & AI Center of Excellence recognized by clients and leading analyst firms in the US and globally. The KPMG Lighthouse is a curation of specialized technical capabilities and domain experts working across the digital landscape: applied data science, AI, data engineering and insights, software engineering, automation, and big data. Here, you'll work with a diverse team of professionals to explore and build solutions for clients in a multiplatform environment. You'll be an important part of our high-energy, unique, fast-paced, and innovative culture that delivers with the agility of a tech startup and the backing of a leading global consulting firm. In this particular role, you'll work specifically in the AI Analytics & Engineering Community within the Digital Lighthouse, on a wide range of projects. From applied AI to optimization to big data platform engineering, your analytical and technical skills will drive real impact in the business world.

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KPMG is currently seeking an Advisory Intern for our Lighthouse practice in Consulting.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing code to prepare, extract and enrich a variety of structured and unstructured data sources, working with the business to understand available resources and constraints around data; perform exploratory data analysis, generate and test working hypotheses and uncover interesting trends and relationships

• Help build and implement machine learning algorithms to analyze and model structured or unstructured data; understand benefits of different approaches to decide on tools, features and methodology for the business problem; leverage detailed knowledge of advanced statistical and mathematical methods from statistics, machine learning, data mining, econometrics and operations research

• Communicate technical details of solution, including mathematical formulations, alternatives and impact on modeling approach to business stakeholders across industries (technology, financial services, emerging tech, government agencies - federal, state and local and utilities)

• Create production quality data pipelines and ML pipelines that can be deployed at scale; make use of in-house platforms in solution development and recommend and develop new capabilities

• Translate advanced business analytics problems into technical approaches that yield actionable recommendations, in diverse domains (risk management, product development, marketing research, supply chain and public policy); identify trends, patterns and insights for data-driven decision making

• Work in multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams to rapidly iterate models and results to refine and validate approach; Work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with both virtual and face-to-face interactions; Utilize structured approaches to solving problems, managing risks and documenting assumptions while communicating results and educating others through insightful visualizations, reports and presentations

Qualifications:

• Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing the following degrees/majors; Bachelors, Masters or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Applied Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or equivalent program

• Must have a current/most recent GPA of 3.00 or above

• Excellent problem-solving skills, verbal/written communication and ability to explain technically complex concepts to business stakeholders

• Technical understanding of data preparation approaches and machine learning algorithms; experience with performing data science from data discovery, cleaning, model selection, validation, to deployment

• Exposure to coding artificial intelligence methods using object-oriented programming in a software development process and ability to restructure, refactor and optimize code for efficiency

• Ability to utilize a diverse array of technologies and tools as needed, to deliver insights, such as fluency in Python or R; Experience with SQL and cloud technology preferred; Experience with command-line scripting, data structures and algorithms; Ability to work in Linux and/or cloud environments; Ability to write production level code

• Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed, at times with relatively short notice

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

KPMG LLP (the U.S. member firm of KPMG International) offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

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