Data Science/Engineering Intern (AI)

TL;DR

Data Science/Engineering Intern (AI): Analyzing large-scale datasets, applying NLP techniques, and integrating AI/LLM capabilities to build machine learning models and generate actionable business insights. Focus on translating analytical findings into strategic recommendations for talent and workforce planning, and prototyping ML/AI solutions for people-analytics problems while ensuring data quality and integrity.

Location: Hybrid, Chicago, United States

Salary: $20.00–$25.00 per hour

Company

hirify.global is a global consulting firm that powers performance, unlocking potential in people and unleashing transformation across businesses by synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent.

What you will do

• Analyze large-scale datasets (employee review records) to uncover trends in workforce sentiment and topics.
• Apply NLP techniques including text preprocessing, sentiment analysis, and topic modeling to identify key employee experience themes.
• Integrate AI/LLM capabilities to summarize topics, generate narrative insights, and support exploratory analysis.
• Build machine learning and predictive models to link sentiment and topics to outcomes like retention risk, engagement, or employer brand strength.
• Translate analytical findings into actionable business insights, highlighting implications for talent strategy and workforce planning.
• Deliver results through clear visualizations and executive-ready summaries, demonstrating measurable business value.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Computational Social Sciences, or a closely related field.
• Hands-on coursework or research projects using Python or R for data analysis and machine learning.
• Experience with SQL for querying relational data.
• Experience creating data visualizations (Matplotlib/Seaborn/Plotly, ggplot2, Tableau/Power BI, or similar).
• Familiarity with Git/GitHub (commits, branches, pull requests).
• Strong curiosity, eagerness to learn, and good written/verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Coursework, thesis/research, or project experience with machine learning (supervised learning, model evaluation) and/or exposure to generative models (transformers, LLMs, prompt engineering).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure/Azure ML).
• Prior research assistantships, internships, or practical experience prototyping analytics/ML solutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits through hirify.global Cares Wellbeing Platform (Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Basic Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Critical Illness, Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Insurance).
• Eligibility to enroll in hirify.global's Tax Deferred Savings plan 401(k).
• Employee Stock Purchase Program available to permanent employees working 20+ hours after 6 months of service.
• 15 days vacation annually plus 16 company holidays.
• Full-time eligible employees accrue 80 hours of sick time annually.
• Work in a small, tight-knit team that encourages moving fast, thinking big, and creating real business value.
• Receive regular mentorship from senior team members and opportunities to present work to cross-functional teams.