Data Science Intern (AI)

TL;DR

Data Science Intern (AI): Analyzing large-scale datasets to uncover trends in workforce sentiment using NLP and machine learning techniques with an accent on identifying key themes, building predictive models, and integrating AI/LLM capabilities. Focus on translating analytical findings into actionable business insights and supporting the design, prototyping, and deployment of data-driven solutions for talent and people-analytics problems.

Location: Hybrid (Chicago, Illinois, United States)

Salary: $3,200-$4,000 per month

Company

hirify.global is a global consulting firm that helps businesses synchronize strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance and fuel growth.

What you will do

• Analyze large-scale datasets (millions of employee review records) to uncover workforce sentiment trends.
• Apply NLP techniques (text preprocessing, sentiment analysis, topic modeling) to identify key themes in employee experience.
• 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 or engagement.
• Translate analytical findings into actionable business insights, delivered through visualizations and executive-ready summaries.
• Support data science and GenAI projects by preparing, cleaning, and documenting reproducible prototypes in Python.

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 for version control.
• Strong curiosity, eagerness to learn, and good written/verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Coursework, thesis/research, or project experience with machine learning 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

• Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Basic Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment.
• Eligible for hirify.global's Tax Deferred Savings plan 401(k) and Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• 15 days vacation annually plus paid time off for 16 company holidays.
• Accrue sick time at the rate of 3.33 hours per pay period for an annualized maximum of 80 hours.
• Work in a small, tight-knit team focused on people science and cutting-edge AI, with high-visibility projects.