Data Scientist Intern

PROGRAM SUMMARY

At Columbia Sportswear we offer college students a unique opportunity to join our team and help solve real business problems! Bring your passion and insight to a company that is committed to driving long- term sustainable growth this summer for our 10-week summer internship at our Headquarters in Portland, Oregon! Interns can expect to gain valuable hands-on experience within their department while building partnerships with teams and fellow interns along the way!

• Location: Portland, OR
• Duration: ~10 weeks
• Estimated Date Options: May 24th- August 1st or June 21st to August 29th

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Data Scientist Intern is a member of the Supply Chain Analytics (SCA) team and will support the delivery of innovative Advanced Analytics solutions to help answer the organization's pressing challenges and opportunities. This role will focus on developing end-to-end solutions, from prototyping to production-ready complex algorithms that solve for specific Supply Chain use cases. The candidate will utilize advanced analytics to solve complex business problems and integrate findings into business processes.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Design and build scalable models that leverage best-in-class statistical and machine learning techniques to be integrated into analytics workflows across the Supply Chain
• Conduct exploratory data analyses and data mining to understand underlying patterns, trends and behavior to highlight opportunities through data to significantly improve business performance across brands, regions, and channels
• Translate analytical findings and statistical models into measures of business impact and actionable recommendations
• Establish and execute plans to build, implement and maintain predictive models using available tools and programming languages. Manage full life cycle of use case delivery.

YOU ARE

• A lateral thinker with aptitude to synthesize and create a cohesive picture from a wide variety of information sources
• A strong communicator that can demonstrate an ability to work with all ranges of an organization through effective interpersonal, written, communication and relationship-building skills
• Extremely organized, detail-oriented, resourceful and flexible

YOU HAVE

• Quantitative skillset that includes data mining, predictive modeling, machine learning, statistical programming, as well as working with both structured and unstructured data
• Capability in rapid prototyping and developing end-to-end solutions using complex algorithms
• Broad understanding of core statistical and ML techniques
• Highly proficient in SQL and other statistical programming languages, e.g., R, Python, SAS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Current student with one of the following academic standings: Rising Senior, Senior, Graduate/ MBA student
• Degree relevant to the internship you are applying for
• Must be able to participate in 10-week program for either date option provided above
• Must be able to work onsite at our headquarter location for the duration of the internship- interns will partner directly with their managers regarding expectations to work collaboratively in office specified days of the week

NON-LOCAL CANDIDATE CONSIDERATIONS

• Relocation assistance & housing is NOT provided- these costs and arrangements would be the responsibility of the intern for the entirety of the program

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Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.