About the role#
The Fuel Pricing Data Scientist Intern will support the development, testing, and monitoring of machine learning models that drive fuel pricing decisions across our retail network. This 11-week summer program provides hands-on experience with real-world time-series data, pricing systems, and enterprise machine learning platforms. You will work alongside senior team members to gain exposure to production-grade modeling, MLOps, and large-scale data infrastructure.
What you'll do#
- Support the development and testing of machine learning models for dynamic fuel pricing.
- Assist with time-series forecasting workflows, including demand and price movement modeling.
- Perform data cleaning, feature engineering, and exploratory data analysis on large pricing and market datasets.
- Write Python and SQL code to support modeling, analytics, and data pipelines in environments like Databricks.
- Validate model outputs through back-testing, diagnostics, and performance tracking.
- Document models, assumptions, and experimental results.
- Partner with team members on pricing experiments, model monitoring, and business analysis.
- Present findings and insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Learn and apply emerging AI tools to support modeling workflows.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or an Engineering field.
- Coursework or hands-on experience in Python, SQL, statistics, machine learning, and data analysis.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work with large datasets and learn complex business processes.
- Clear communication skills and a willingness to collaborate across teams.
- Exposure to time-series forecasting, predictive modeling, or optimization is preferred.
- Familiarity with tools such as Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, Spark, Databricks, and Git.
- Prior internship, research, or project experience in data science or analytics.
- An interest in pricing, economics, retail analytics, or energy markets.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid internship for Summer 2027.
- The role is based on-site in Irving, Texas.
- This position does not include relocation or a living stipend.
About 7-Eleven
7-Eleven operates as a retail company focused on convenience goods. It started in 1927 at an ice dock in Dallas, Texas. The company now runs over 70,000 locations across 18 countries. It maintains a workforce of more than 10,000 employees.
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