Intern- Data Scientist

Company: BankTalent HQ
Location: Midvale
Posted on: March 8, 2025

Job Description:

Intern - Data Scientist 2025 Paid Summer Intern May thru mid-August This internship is not eligible for relocation assistance. Local candidates preferred. Zions Bancorporation's Internship and Banker Development Program positions are not eligible for employment visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B visa). This includes, for example, situations where a candidate may have temporary work authorization while enrolled in school or upon graduation (e.g., CPT, OPT) but would need H-1B visa sponsorship within a few years of employment in order to maintain employment eligibility. Zions Bancorporation's Enterprise Data & Analytics (EDA) team is transforming what it means to work for a financial institution. We operate in a fast-paced, data-driven environment, which means we need people who bring diverse experiences, perspectives, and expertise to meet the ever-changing demands of a data-driven world. We are grounded in the belief that "improving the work is the work" as we drive to create simple, easy, and fast solutions for our customers. Your ability to adapt, learn, and innovate helps increase revenue, reduce operational costs, and mitigates risk. EDA provides opportunities for you to own your career growth through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Women in Technology, and Workforce of the Future initiatives that allow you to network across the organization, volunteer in our community, and build your technical and soft skills. Together we are building a culture that values diversity and creates a space of belonging for all our team members. We believe that investing in your success is an investment in our customers and our business. Our people are what sets us apart and make us great. As aData Scientist, you will help Enterprise Data & Analytics team to analyze and model customer data. You are expected to learn banking processes to help convert data into meaningful insights in partnership with other Data Scientists on our team. Responsibilities:

• Understanding business and data needs
• Discovering, cleaning, and transforming data as needed
• Designing and building analytical models
• Prototyping
• Performing statistical analyses
• Providing diagnostic, descriptive, prescriptive, and predictive analytics
• Determining opportunities and needs around the use of machine and deep learning for help in prescriptive and predictive analytics, automation, and model training
• Handling other duties as assigned Qualifications:
  • Working toward BS or MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics or other related area of study with an expected graduation date of May 2025 - June 2026
  • Familiarity with predictive modeling, machine learning, and deep learning algorithms
  • Strong programming skills in Python and SQL
  • Familiarity with data science and machine learning-related libraries in Python (Pandas, Scikit-Learn, PyTorch, NumPy, etc.)
  • Familiarity with Generative AI models (LLMs), prompt engineering and RAG/Agentic frameworks is a plus
  • Knowledge or experience with exploratory data analysis, model development and evaluation, data visualization, and presentation of findings
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills, both verbal and written along with an understanding of how to present results such that they are meaningful across multiple levels of management
  • Enthusiastic about learning and quickly adapting to new developments in AI/ML.
  • Ability to collaborate and coordinate with multiple teams and team members
  • Ability to manage tasks and timelines to successfully meet project goals and objectives
  • Experience in banking or financial services a plus Location: This opportunity is located in our brand-new Zions Technology center. We have a hybrid schedule of 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.

Keywords: BankTalent HQ, Salt Lake City , Intern- Data Scientist, Other , Midvale, Utah