Data Scientist internship (3 to 6 months)

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, SQL, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Data Analysis

Job Description

Shift Technology enables the world’s leading insurance organizations to make better decisions with the power of AI. From underwriting risk detection to claims decisioning and financial crime detection, our globally-distributed team solves the most difficult challenges facing insurers today. 

Founded in France in 2014, the company now serves over 115 global customers–including 6 of the top 10 U.S. P&C insurers and 4 of the top 10 global P&C insurers–and has processed well over 2.6 billion claims. Our culture is built on innovation, trust, and a drive to transform the insurance industry by imagining and inventing solutions that impact insurers and their customers. We come from more than 40 different countries and cultures to share a common purpose and mission as One Team.

Are you looking for an internship where you can get strong programming skills and discover real-life problems? Come and join the French Insurtech leader to change the insurance world with A.I.!

This position is for you if you are looking for an end-of-studies internship to complete your degree, and are interested in a permanent position if you think Shift is the right place to start!

YOUR ROLE

As a member of the data science team, and working alongside our technical experts, your role will be to use state of the art techniques to analyze structured and unstructured documents:

• Calibrate state of the art model for document classification and information extraction
• Set-up and deploy in production the data processing pipelines and models
• Work closely with our clients to understand their needs, their feedback to improve our solutions
• R&D for product development and innovation (through machine learning, image analysis, NLP, trend analysis, chatbots…)

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• You are a master’s student in Data Science, Computer Science or Operations Research 
• A previous experience as a Data Scientist (internship) is a big plus
• You have experience in object-oriented programming
• You combine strong analysis with synthesis abilities and are not afraid to deal with the details
• You can write quality production code
• You are comfortable dealing with clients
• You can communicate clearly in English
• Fluency in French is an added plus

INTERVIEW PROCESS

• Talent Acquisition interview
• Coding exercise
• Technical interview 
• Hiring manager interview