Abbott Nutrition Data Science Internship - Summer 2021

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 107,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Data Science internship will provide hands-on experience with broad exposure to the analytics and data science disciplines within the Abbott Nutrition Division. The areas of focus could include: data manipulation and analysis, model building, and data visualization. The intern will be assigned a meaningful and challenging assignment that will be geared towards a specific business need. The intern will have an opportunity to demonstrate leadership skills and analytical ability.  The ideal candidate will combine technical and business knowledge with analytical strength and creative problem-solving abilities.

Internship Details:

·  12-week program
·  Competitive pay
·  Housing & transportation provided
·  One-on-one mentorship
·  Meaningful project work
·  Structured training
·  Philanthropic events
·  Executive connectivity

Primary Function / Primary Goals / Objectives:

Responsible for supporting advanced analytics projects by delivering actionable recommendations by identifying, designing, and implementing studies utilizing statistical modeling techniques.

Major Responsibilities:

·  Maintain and update predictive models.
·  Collect, query, integrate, and transform data, including data extraction, cleaning, and stratification processes, across a wide range of syndicated and proprietary data sources. 
·  Analyze data using appropriate methodologies.
·  Conduct Ad Hoc analysis.
·  Interact and conduct strategic discussions with multi-divisional leaders.

Education:

Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, or Data Science.

Qualifications :

·  Hands-on experience required in statistical modeling, business analysis, design of experiments and stratified samples, multivariate regression (logistic, Bayesian hierarchical, etc.), machine learning techniques, and incomplete data analysis.
·  Proven skillsets in statistical programming (such as SAS and/or R)
·  Familiarity with database design and SQL with strong Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) skills, required.
·  Desktop computing skills and experience using one or more word processing, spreadsheet (e.g., Microsoft Excel) and presentation graphics (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint) software programs.
·  Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
·  Requires a high level of organization, strong project management skills, and a penchant for details.
·  Must be enrolled in school the semester following your internship.
·  Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Administrative Support

     

DIVISION:

        

LOCATION:

United States > Columbus : RP03 Floor-2

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

     
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     
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