Data Science Intern

Role purpose

As a Data Science Summer Intern you will support Syngentas machine learning applications for plant breeding decision making. You will perform exploratory data science tasksquerying cleaning and engineering features from real-world datasetsand build tune and evaluate predictive models. You will use Python packages such as LightGBM XGBoost sklearn and pyspark; and write unit tests with pytest and unittest. You will also work with SQL and contribute to code that is tested maintained and deployed in a cloud-based production environment. This internship provides the opportunity to apply your analytical and technical skills collaborate with experienced data scientists and present your findings to diverse stakeholders.

Accountabilities

• Query clean and preprocess large datasets from diverse sources
• Engineer features and build predictive models using LightGBM XGBoost sklearn and pyspark in Python as well as SQL
• Tune model hyperparameters and evaluate model performance
• Write unit tests for data science and machine learning code using pytest and unittest
• Collaborate in deploying machine learning code to production cloud environments
• Document and present analysis findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences
• Work closely with data scientists engineers and stakeholders to understand project requirements
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to project planning

Location : Hybrid Role in Durham / Research Triangle Park NC or Slater Iowa

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

Preferred Requirements

Additional Information :

What We Offer :

A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion promotes professional

development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team

members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.

Full Benefit Package (Medical Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.

401k plan with company match Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings

Contribution.

Paid Vacation Paid Holidays Maternity and Paternity Leave Education

Assistance Wellness Programs Corporate Discounts among other benefits.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal.

Learn more about our team and our mission here :

is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment

hiring training promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race color

religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status

disability or any other legally protected status.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Intern

Key Skills

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Experience : years

Vacancy : 1