Products & Tech - Data Science Intern - Summer 2024

Key Skills

Agile methodologies, Apache Hadoop, Apache Kafka, AWS, Azure, Big Data Technology, Cucumber, Data Modeling, Data Wrangling, Deep Learning, Docker, Generative AI, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Java Programming, Jenkins, Jupyter Notebook, Kubernetes-K8s, Machine learning techniques, MongoDB, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Neo4J, PostgreSQL, PySpark, Python Programming, R Programming, Scrum Agile Methodology, Selenium, SPARK Programming, SQL, SQL Server

Job Description

A career in Products and Technology is an opportunity to bring PwC's strategy to life by driving products and technology into everything we deliver. Our clients expect us to bring the right people and the right technology to solve their biggest problems; Products and Technology is here to help PwC meet that challenge and accelerate the growth of our business. We have skilled technologists, data scientists, product managers and business strategists who are using technology to accelerate change. Our team designs, develops and programs the methods, processes, and systems that are used to collect all forms of data and develop models that serve predictions to applications, automated process flows, and stakeholders. A Data Scientist collects domain context from stakeholders, defines hypothesis and prediction tasks, identifies and creates supporting data sources, conducts experiments with various algorithms to model prediction tasks, undertakes validation and tests of models to improve performance, produces pipelines that can be used to automate training and predictions with unseen or production data, identifies meaningful insights from data sources, and contextualizes model outputs to communicate with stakeholders (product owners, process managers, and end consumers).

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As an Intern / Trainee, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Be curious and try new things.
• Learn about how PwC works as a business and adds value to clients.
• Think broadly and ask questions about data, facts and other information.
• Support research, analysis and problem solving using a variety of tools and techniques.
• Produce high quality work which adheres to the relevant professional standards.
• Keep up-to-date with technical developments for area of specialism.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in materials produced.
• Embrace different points of view and welcome opposing and conflicting ideas.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Products and Technology is a home for technology at PwC, we bring the power of technology and innovation into all that we do. As data scientists, we create solutions to simplify the trust exchange between people and organizations, and we build solutions to solve the more complex problems our clients face. We are skilled in all facets of data science and use our skills to drive positive change. This excites us and it should excite you too.

Job Requirements and Preferences:

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor Degree

Minimum Years of Experience: 0 year(s)

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Fields of Study:

Data Processing/Analytics/Science, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Computer and Information Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Programming, Systems Engineering, Business Analytics, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics

Additional Educational Preferences:

Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Computer and Information Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Programming, Management Information Systems, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics, Data Science MOOCs

Additional Educational Preferences:

• Preferred cumulative GPA: 3.0
• Preferred Major GPA: 3.0

Products and Technology internship positions are entry-level roles and job seekers are traditionally either in their 3rd year of a 4 year degree program or in the 4th year of a 5 year program. Products & Technology interns typically join us during the summer prior to their intended graduation year.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates some abilities and/or a proven record of success with identifying and addressing client needs using the following techniques, tools and programs:

• Machine Learning;
• Deep Learning;
• Natural Language Processing (NLP);
• Generative AI;
• Programming skills (e.g., Python, R, Java, SQL, Jupyter Notebooks, IDEs);
• Data wrangling/modeling;
• Structured data storage technologies (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL);
• Unstructured data storage technologies (e.g., MongoDB, Neo4j);
• Big data tools (e.g., Hadoop, Spark/PySpark, Kafka);
• Testing tool experiences (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber, Postman);
• Visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Zoomdata, PowerBI);
• DevOps technologies & tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins, Docker/Kubernetes);
• Cloud Platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP); and,
• Scrum/Agile Methodologies.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work