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Data science intern internships give university students, recent graduates, and early-career switchers hands-on project experience working directly alongside working data scientists, engineers, and analysts, and, at many employers, a path toward a full-time offer. Roles cover {{top_industries_phrase}}, with Delta Air Lines, AARP, and ISPOT among the employers posting roles now.
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Who Are We?
Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.
Compensation Overview
The hourly salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual hourly rate for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$35.00 - $45.00Target Openings
7What Is the Opportunity?
The goal of the Data Science Leadership Development Program (DSLDP) internship is to attract and develop self-motivated individuals who are highly skilled and passionate about a career in data science while providing a foundation for future success within the organization.As a DSLDP intern, you will be exposed to a challenging professional work experience in data science with planned activities giving you insight into the community at Travelers, and the many ways we solve business problems using cutting edge statistical and analytical techniques.
You will assist to design, develop and program methods, processes, and systems to consolidate and analyze unstructured and structured, diverse data sources to generate actionable insights and solutions for client services and product enhancement.
With many company-wide events such as Intern Symposium and community outreach events, you will have the opportunity to interact and network with many levels of leadership and management. You will be expected to work together with fellow interns to develop and present solutions to relevant business and data science topics.
The intent of this position is to provide our internal employees, 2026 Travelers Summer Interns and Summer Students the ability to apply to our 2027 Full-time or Intern opportunities. Applications outside of this audience will not be considered at this time. However, for additional positions posted at a later date, we encourage anyone who was not an internal employee, Summer Intern or Summer Student between June 2026–August 2026 to apply at that time.
Housing - The Internship program is based in Hartford, CT and St. Paul, MN. Positions are available in our Business Units and Corporate Departments. Subsidized apartments are available for students who live beyond a commutable distance from Hartford, CT or St. Paul, MN. Positions are available early June through the end of the summer.
What Will You Do?
- The internship offers a training curriculum focused on data science and business acumen. Other program components include formal mentoring, networking, and career guidance.
- DSLDP Intern duties will vary based on the specific assignment, within one of our research groups, including:
- Bond & Specialty Insurance
- Business Insurance Research & Development
- Claim Business Intelligence & Analytics
- Personal Insurance Research & Development
- Other departments, including Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies
- Work includes:
- Providing recommendations on projects that deal with data science related concepts
- Designing and building statistical models, analyses at the right level of complexity to produce relevant results for the business
- Identifying, integrating and structuring complex data flows
- Identifying new opportunities for analytic solutions
- Validate, manipulate and perform data analysis tasks
- Provide qualitative and quantitative data support to ensure accuracy of metrics
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Pursuing a Master’s or PhD level degree in Statistics, Mathematics, or Data Science.
- Applied statistical knowledge and experience solving “real-world” problems.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
- Experience with a programming language (Python, R, SAS, etc).
- Accountability: Strong track record of taking ownership and responsibility for actions and outcomes, performance, and results.
- Analytical and Critical Thinking: Demonstrated aptitude in identifying current or future problems or opportunities, analyzing data, synthesizing and comparing information to understand issues, identifying cause/effect relationships and exploring alternative solutions to support sound decision making.
- Change Management/Resilience: Ability to remain energized and focused in the face of ambiguity, change or strenuous demands.
- Customer Focus: Proven customer service skills with the ability to provide service excellence to internal or external clients.
- Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrated track record of self and social awareness, empathy and balances confidence with humility.
- Interpersonal: Excellent communication skills with the ability to actively engage with others while maintaining a positive attitude.
- Judgment/Decision Making: Capability of exercising sound judgment, making decisions and committing to a position.
- Leveraging Differences: Proven capacity to works with and include people from different backgrounds, experiences, cultures, races, etc. and view those differences as assets to be leveraged to accomplish business goals and objectives.
- Relationship Management: Strong relationship management skills including the ability to seek out, build, foster and maintain productive relationships, networks or alliances to meet goals and achieve results.
- Teamwork: Ability to work together in situations when actions are interdependent, and a team is mutually responsible to produce a result.
- Work Ethic: Possession of a strong drive to do what it takes to get the job done; inquisitive and demonstrates a strong willingness to learn.
What is a Must Have?
- Pursuing a Master’s or PhD level degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Decision Sciences, Actuarial Science, or a related analytical STEM field.
Employment Practices
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
We are committed to providing accommodation to persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the recruitment or interview process we will work with you to accommodate your needs.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.
Who Are We?
Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.
Compensation Overview
The hourly salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual hourly rate for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$35.00 - $45.00Target Openings
7What Is the Opportunity?
The goal of the Data Science Leadership Development Program (DSLDP) internship is to attract and develop self-motivated individuals who are highly skilled and passionate about a career in data science while providing a foundation for future success within the organization.As a DSLDP intern, you will be exposed to a challenging professional work experience in data science with planned activities giving you insight into the community at Travelers, and the many ways we solve business problems using cutting edge statistical and analytical techniques.
You will assist to design, develop and program methods, processes, and systems to consolidate and analyze unstructured and structured, diverse data sources to generate actionable insights and solutions for client services and product enhancement.
With many company-wide events such as Intern Symposium and community outreach events, you will have the opportunity to interact and network with many levels of leadership and management. You will be expected to work together with fellow interns to develop and present solutions to relevant business and data science topics.
The intent of this position is to provide our internal employees, 2026 Travelers Summer Interns and Summer Students the ability to apply to our 2027 Full-time or Intern opportunities. Applications outside of this audience will not be considered at this time. However, for additional positions posted at a later date, we encourage anyone who was not an internal employee, Summer Intern or Summer Student between June 2026–August 2026 to apply at that time.
Housing - The Internship program is based in Hartford, CT and St. Paul, MN. Positions are available in our Business Units and Corporate Departments. Subsidized apartments are available for students who live beyond a commutable distance from Hartford, CT or St. Paul, MN. Positions are available early June through the end of the summer.
What Will You Do?
- The internship offers a training curriculum focused on data science and business acumen. Other program components include formal mentoring, networking, and career guidance.
- DSLDP Intern duties will vary based on the specific assignment, within one of our research groups, including:
- Bond & Specialty Insurance
- Business Insurance Research & Development
- Claim Business Intelligence & Analytics
- Personal Insurance Research & Development
- Other departments, including Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies
- Work includes:
- Providing recommendations on projects that deal with data science related concepts
- Designing and building statistical models, analyses at the right level of complexity to produce relevant results for the business
- Identifying, integrating and structuring complex data flows
- Identifying new opportunities for analytic solutions
- Validate, manipulate and perform data analysis tasks
- Provide qualitative and quantitative data support to ensure accuracy of metrics
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Pursuing a Master’s or PhD level degree in Statistics, Mathematics, or Data Science.
- Applied statistical knowledge and experience solving “real-world” problems.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
- Experience with a programming language (Python, R, SAS, etc).
- Accountability: Strong track record of taking ownership and responsibility for actions and outcomes, performance, and results.
- Analytical and Critical Thinking: Demonstrated aptitude in identifying current or future problems or opportunities, analyzing data, synthesizing and comparing information to understand issues, identifying cause/effect relationships and exploring alternative solutions to support sound decision making.
- Change Management/Resilience: Ability to remain energized and focused in the face of ambiguity, change or strenuous demands.
- Customer Focus: Proven customer service skills with the ability to provide service excellence to internal or external clients.
- Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrated track record of self and social awareness, empathy and balances confidence with humility.
- Interpersonal: Excellent communication skills with the ability to actively engage with others while maintaining a positive attitude.
- Judgment/Decision Making: Capability of exercising sound judgment, making decisions and committing to a position.
- Leveraging Differences: Proven capacity to works with and include people from different backgrounds, experiences, cultures, races, etc. and view those differences as assets to be leveraged to accomplish business goals and objectives.
- Relationship Management: Strong relationship management skills including the ability to seek out, build, foster and maintain productive relationships, networks or alliances to meet goals and achieve results.
- Teamwork: Ability to work together in situations when actions are interdependent, and a team is mutually responsible to produce a result.
- Work Ethic: Possession of a strong drive to do what it takes to get the job done; inquisitive and demonstrates a strong willingness to learn.
What is a Must Have?
- Pursuing a Master’s or PhD level degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Decision Sciences, Actuarial Science, or a related analytical STEM field.
Employment Practices
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
We are committed to providing accommodation to persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the recruitment or interview process we will work with you to accommodate your needs.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.
Data Science Intern Internship Market
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Tips for Your Data Science Intern Internship Search
Apply in the fall for summer internships
Large employers open summer data science intern cohorts as early as August and September the year before, months ahead of the start date. Smaller companies and co-op programs post closer to when they need someone. Checking listings consistently through fall and winter puts you ahead of candidates who wait until spring.
Build a portfolio before you apply
Hiring teams for data science intern roles expect limited work history and assess candidates on project evidence instead. Document two or three end-to-end projects that show data cleaning, analysis, and a clear result, name every tool and library you used, and link the code or notebook so recruiters can read what you actually built.
Work your campus network alongside direct applications
Campus career fairs surface structured programs tied directly to your university, and professors or career center staff often know which employers recruit from your school before roles post publicly. Apply directly to smaller companies running their own cohorts at the same time so you're not limited to programs with campus partnerships.
Practice your technical screen out loud before applying
Data science intern interviews typically include a coding screen covering Python, SQL, and sometimes statistics or probability questions. Practice working through problems while explaining your reasoning aloud, not just arriving at the answer, because interviewers weigh how you think through ambiguity as much as whether the final output is correct.
Target structured rotational programs early
Many larger technology and financial services employers run cohort-based rotational internship programs designed specifically for people entering data science for the first time. These programs offer structured mentorship and multi-team exposure, but they recruit in the fall and fill fast. Identify the ones that match your background and apply in the first wave.
Set your work-type filter before you start
On-site roles are 33% of the data science intern internships listed here. Decide what you can realistically commit to before you start sorting through openings, then filter by location and work type so you're only reviewing roles you can actually accept.
Data Science Intern Internships: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a data science intern internship?
Lead with coursework and personal projects rather than work history, since hiring teams expect limited experience at the intern level. A portfolio of documented analyses, linked code repositories, or published notebooks gives recruiters something concrete to assess. Pair direct applications with campus career fairs, where recruiters often move faster for students they meet in person.
Can a data science intern internship turn into a full-time job?
Many employers extend return offers to strong interns, but conversion is never guaranteed. What drives it is performance on real project work, available headcount on the team, and how early you signal interest in returning. Treat the internship as a long interview, deliver on your assigned work, and stay open to an offer without counting on one.
When should I apply for data science intern internships?
Earlier than most expect. Large employers recruit summer interns the preceding fall, so applications for June start dates often open in August and September. Smaller companies and co-op programs post much closer to start dates. Because openings appear year-round, checking listings consistently matters more than waiting for a single hiring season.
Are data science intern internships paid?
Most professional data science intern internships in the United States are paid. Compensation varies by company size, industry, and location, and listings show pay where the employer discloses it. Unpaid arrangements are far less common in technical fields and are typically limited to academic credit arrangements at specific institutions.
What should a data science intern internship resume include?
Lead with projects, not work history. Include two or three complete, documented projects that name the tools and libraries you used and link to the code, published analysis, or notebook where recruiters can see the actual work. Add relevant coursework in statistics, machine learning, or programming below that. Keep the whole document to one page.
Are there remote data science intern internships?
Yes. Remote and hybrid roles make up 67% of the data science intern internship listings here, with the rest on-site. Remote cohorts fill fast, so apply early and filter by work type to see them before they close.
What is a rotational data science internship program?
Several large technology and financial services employers run structured rotational internship programs that move data science interns through two or three team placements over one summer. These programs are built for people new to the field, offer structured mentorship and cross-functional exposure, and recruit early in the fall. Competition is high, so identify the programs that fit and apply in the first wave.
Can international students get data science intern internships?
Yes. F-1 students can intern through CPT while enrolled or through OPT work authorization after finishing a degree, and the employer does not have to file anything for either, so many companies are open to international interns. Confirm your eligibility and timing with your university's international student office before accepting an offer.
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