Data Scientist Intern

Sunnyvale, CA, United States

Company Description At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description Primary Function of Position:

We are looking for a Data Scientist intern who will support our Global Operations teams. Minimizing supply chain risk and optimizing our manufacturing operations help surgeons and their associated institutions succeed in providing better patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate should be highly skilled in data analytics including visualization and use advanced data modeling, predictive modeling, and advanced systematic and AI techniques to interpret key findings from company data and translate these insights into initiatives that will support business outcomes.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Gather business requirements and establish most effective and efficient reporting methods.

Analyze/Model data and build comprehensive reports and dashboards that evaluate business effectiveness and impact.

Use business data, statistical methods and/or suitable ML techniques to provide insight into business performance and suggest areas and methods of improving operations.

Present insights and recommendations to management for conclusion making and strategic planning.

Work with data analysts and business users in Global Operations to enable reports that maintain long-term value.

Qualifications University Hiring Program Eligibility Requirements:

University Enrollment: Must be currently enrolled in and returning to an accredited degree-seeking academic program in the Fall.

Internship Work Period: Must be available to work full-time (approximately 40 hours per week) during a 10-12 week period starting May or June. Specific start dates are shared during the recruiting process.

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

Current enrollment in a Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related degree-seeking program at the Bachelor’s or Master’s level

Excellent SQL skills, ability to perform effective querying involving multiple tables and subqueries.

Understanding of and experience using systematic concepts and statistical techniques; Practical knowledge of Machine Learning techniques and Big Data analysis and predictive analytics preferred

Experience working with databases and creating dashboards using all relevant data to inform conclusions.

Experience in Tableau, R/Shiny, Plotly or similar visualization tools

Excellent problem solving, quantitative and deductive abilities.

Curiosity with a desire for continuous improvement

Additional Information Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay (paid at an hourly rate), benefits, and a housing allowance. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including relevant skills and experience for this internship, degree-seeking academic program (PhD, Master’s, Bachelor’s, etc), year in school, and location. The hourly rate is prorated against the intern program salaries listed and total program compensation will be based on internship duration.