Data Scientist Intern

Key Skills

Database, Machine learning techniques, Pandas, Python Programming, R Programming, Scikit-learn, UI design, UX design

Job Description

At Enact Mortgage Insurance (Nasdaq: ACT), we understand that there’s no place like home. That’s why we bring our deep expertise, insightful offerings, and extra mile service to work every day to help lenders put more people in homes and keep them there.

We’re looking for a Data Science Intern in Raleigh, NC to join us in fulfilling our mission, while utilizing our values of excellence, improvement and connection. In addition to the multiple weekly events attended by all interns, you’ll work alongside industry experts for a 12-week internship beginning May 13, 2024. As part of the Data Science team, you will be developing comprehensive analytics for different functions that highly depend on data insights to create efficiencies. This is a dynamic and challenging opportunity to apply the latest machine learning models and methods in Data Science to solve a variety of business matters.

THE PROGRAM

Enact’s Internship Program provides an excellent opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience in achieving business results while developing technical and professional skills. The internship program is a critical component of Enact’s talent pipeline as we look to interns to provide cutting edge ideas and skills that will drive business success.

Enact invests time, energy, and resources to create a worthwhile experience for interns. Interns work on meaningful business projects, but beyond that, they will network directly with leaders throughout the company (all the way up to the CEO), attend teambuilding events with their internship cohort, connect with the community through volunteer opportunities (both on-site and off-site), and attend professional development workshops. It’s a unique internship experience that helps interns develop a network of peers and mentors who act as a source of constant engagement and guidance during the internship.

WHY WORK AT ENACT

• We bring innovative thinking to the situations at hand
• We seek out and incorporate diverse views to strengthen our outcomes
• We work on challenging and rewarding projects

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with partners in Operations (Underwriting, Claims, Billing), Marketing, Pricing, Risk, Customer Solutions, and other functions to define business questions, prepare data, build predictive and prescriptive models, and communicate its insights and recommended actions.
• Design, create and implement advanced analytics and forecasting models to optimize business processes; provide insights for decision making using Machine Learning and traditional statistical modeling
• Using large datasets, develop and perform exploratory data analysis and build advanced machine learning models using structured and unstructured data.
• Communicate the ML models and methods in a logical and understandable manner for non-analytical business users and model governance teams

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s or PhD student in a quantitative research field such as: Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Demography / Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Data Science, Quantitative Social Sciences, Epidemiology, Engineering, etc.
• Hands-on experience developing solutions using Python (Pandas, Scikit-learn), Spark, database query and management tools (SQL), in a cloud platform
• Hands-on experience with multiple Machine Learning models, time series forecasting, optimization, and other predictive modeling techniques. ML experience and knowledge of ML platforms, libraries, and programming
• Strong communication (oral, written, interpersonal, and presentation) skills

LOCATION

Enact Headquarter Office, Raleigh, NC – hybrid schedule

COMPANY

Enact is a leading publicly traded U.S. private mortgage insurance provider, offering borrower-centric products that enable lenders and other partners across the U.S. to help people responsibly achieve and maintain the dream of homeownership.

By empowering customers and their borrowers, Enact seeks to positively impact the lives of those in the communities in which it serves in a sustainable way. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, we play an active role in supporting a healthier Triangle community. We also support our colleagues’ philanthropic efforts in their home communities across the U.S.

Enact values all perspectives, characteristics and experiences, and DEI remains at the forefront of what we do. We strive to create an environment where employees can bring their full, authentic selves to work to help each other and their customers.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business need. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.