Finance, Strategy and Analytics - Data Science Intern

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POSITION PROFILE: Data Science Intern
DEPARTMENT:  Finance, Strategy & Analytics 
REPORTS TO: Senior Data Scientist
STATUS: Intern, Hourly

JOB SUMMARY:
The Data Science Intern role plays an integral part in the Kansas City Chiefs organization. As a member of the Finance, Strategy and Analytics team you will support operations by developing real time key insights and data visualization as well as utilizing advanced analytics and predictive modeling to turn data into actionable decisions. This role will start in May and conclude in August. 
 
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain a standard suite of reports that enable company executives and department leaders to effectively read the business.
• Develop applications that influence real-time, data-driven decision making.
• Develop innovative analytical solutions to predict customer behaviors and recommend actions to drive desired outcomes as well as research key trends affecting our industries.
• Assist in ongoing quantitative analysis including dynamic pricing, retention, lead scoring, customer segmentation, financial modeling and sentiment analysis.
• Maintain informative dashboards for key partners via the department’s business data visualization solutions
• Work closely with data warehouse vendor to ensure data timeliness and accuracy.
• Create detailed documentation of business processes and data sources
• Assist with ad-hoc requests from a variety of decision-makers.
• Identify opportunities to initiate new projects and research

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Required

• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with popular packages
• Able to build and support machine learning models.
• Experience building and troubleshooting complex statistical data models (ex- Regression, Neural Networks…)
• Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with database administration and schema design
• Experience working with 3rd party APIs
• Ability to join and produce data from a variety of sources
• Ability to discover actionable insights from a dataset
• Problem solving capabilities for a wide variety of challenges
• Willingness to work collaboratively with others across the organization
• Able to work long/flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Familiarity with Microsoft products (Excel, PowerPoint, Dynamics CRM)

Preferred

• 0-1 year(s) of experience working in an applicable role
• Experience with HTML/CSS and Java Scrip
• Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau and/or Power BI preferred)
• Experience with application development tools (Plotly/Dash Enterprise or Open Source)
• Experience with Git or other version control software