Summer Associate Internship (Data Scientist - Lending Analytics)

$95,680 - $95,680/Yr

Navy Federal Credit Union - Pensacola, FL

Full-time - Intern

Pensacola, FL

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Summer Associate Internship in Data Scientist - Lending Analytics at Navy Federal Credit Union offers an opportunity to work within the CECL Quantitative Modeling Team. This role focuses on building accurate credit loss forecasting models and plays a crucial part in ensuring the financial stability of the organization. Interns will engage in real-world projects, collaborate with experienced professionals, and gain exposure to quantitative modeling techniques used by major financial institutions.

Responsibilities

• Perform data pull from source data systems and prepare data for analysis or model development
• Analyze data to understand its impact on model performance
• Participate in model development, model execution and model monitoring related activities
• Work with experienced modeling professionals within the team to support various initiatives
• Perform other ad hoc analysis
• Prepare reports of analytical findings

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a master's or PhD degree in a quantitative field like statistics, computer science, data science, quantitative finance, or economics
• Experience with research, analysis, and data manipulation
• Experience using programming and analytic tools such as Python, R, SQL, or Tableau
• Strong problem-solving, critical, and analytical thinking skills
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Comfort working with large datasets and understanding basic database concepts
• Ability to work independently and think outside of the box
• Basic knowledge of financial services/payments is a plus

Benefits

• Highly competitive pay
• Generous benefits and perks
• Meaningful career experience
• Culture that is energized and engaged