About the role#
As a PhD Data Scientist intern, you will own projects end to end while working alongside data scientists and analysts. You will partner with teams across the company to ensure our products and business have the models, data products, and insights needed to make decisions. This is a full-time, on-site internship.
What you'll do#
- Apply statistical inference, probability distributions, and hypothesis testing to quantify uncertainty and evaluate business outcomes.
- Use Python or R for data processing, visualizations, machine learning, predictive analytics, and experimental analyses.
- Build, train, and evaluate predictive regression and classification models.
- Model temporal dependencies and seasonality to generate time-series predictions.
- Identify clusters, outliers, and structural patterns in unlabeled data.
- Deploy models in production and adjust thresholds to improve performance.
- Design, run, and analyze complex experiments using causal inference.
- Use SQL and Spark to create, transform, and analyze large datasets.
- Build metrics, scalable data pipelines, dashboards, and reports.
- Deliver actionable business recommendations through data storytelling.
- Present your work to the Data Science team, partner teams, and fellow interns.
- Communicate your work status clearly and work effectively with your mentor and teammates.
What you'll need#
- Enrollment in a quantitative PhD program, such as Data Science, Statistics, Economics, or Mathematics.
- Expected graduation date in December 2027 or spring/summer 2028.
- Experience with SQL and a scientific computing language like Python or R.
- Proficiency with AI tools to accelerate model development, analysis, and coding.
- Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary stakeholders.
- Preferred: Experience writing and debugging data pipelines.
- Preferred: Ability to evaluate and receive feedback from mentors and peers through previous internships or multi-person projects.
- Preferred: Ability to learn new systems through independent research and collaboration with subject matter experts.
Location & details#
- This is a paid, full-time internship.
- Locations: New York, NY; Seattle, WA; South San Francisco, CA.
- Work modality: On-site.
About Stripe
Stripe builds programmable financial services for businesses. The company provides tools for accepting payments and managing revenue. It serves a range of clients from startups to large enterprises. Founded in 2010, the firm maintains headquarters in South San Francisco and Dublin. It employs over 17,000 people across multiple global offices.
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