Research and Consulting Analyst - 2019 Summer Internship
***Internship Start Dates: May 29th, 2019 or June 17th, 2019***
***Application will close on November 9th, 2018***
“TransUnion is committed to finding innovative ways information can be used to help businesses and consumers make smarter decisions.” - Chris Cartwright, President of USIS
What we’ll bring:
- A work environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. We consistently explore new technologies and tools to be agile.
- Flexible time off, workplace flexibility, an environment that welcomes continued professional growth through support of tuition reimbursement, conferences and seminars.
- Our culture encourages our people to hone current skills and build new capabilities, while discovering their genius.
- An impactful learning opportunity, you will have a chance to be a part of a variety of analytical projects in a non-restrictive environment and we will recognize the great work you produce.
- Our summer internship program will allow you to practice what you have learned from school, mentors, and cohorts; we will pack many fun events including career development activities, workshops, and exciting guest speakers throughout the duration of the internship.
Requirement:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics or an equivalent discipline
- Advanced proficiency with one or more statistical programming languages such as R or SAS
- Experience with big data platforms (e.g. IBM Netezza, Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark) preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. You must be able to clearly articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Highly analytical mindset with the curiosity to dig deeper into data, trends and consumer behavior
Preferred requirement:
- Experience writing intermediate SQL queries for data extraction preferred
- A strong interest in the areas of banking, consumer lending and finance is paramount
- Curiosity as to why consumers act the way they do with their credit
- Strong work ethic with the passion for team success
Impact you’ll make:
The Research and Consulting team is responsible for delivering market-level business intelligence both to TransUnion’s senior management and to Financial Services customers. As an Analyst Intern on our team, you will join a world-class group of statisticians, data scientists, modelers and industry experts on a mission to extract insights from information and put them to good use. In the duration of your internship, here are some of the skills you will develop and the impacts you will make:
- You will develop a strong understanding of consumer credit data and how it applies to industry trends and research.
- You will translate complex analytical findings into insightful business presentations.
- You will perform multiple tasks simultaneously and deal with changing requirements and deadlines.
- You will develop strong consulting skills and to be able to help external customers by understanding their business needs and aligning them with TransUnion’s product offerings and capabilities.
- Contribute to projects involving descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analysis leveraging a variety of techniques (such as segmentation, logistic regression, survival analysis, principal component analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and machine learning).
- Dig in by extracting data and performing segmentation and statistical analyses on large population datasets (using languages such as R, SAS, SQL, and Python on Linux and PC computing platforms).
- Deliver analytic insights and recommendations in succinct and compelling presentations for internal and external customers at various levels including an executive audience.
- Help to cultivate an environment that promotes excellence, innovation, and a collegial spirit.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.