Data Scientist Intern

About the Role

At IBM, work is more than a job, it's a calling. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? The IBM Cost Optimization team is seeking a talented individual to help manage opportunities partnering across finance, supply chain, product management, development, and engineering.

Do you have a passion for collaborating across organizations and finding innovative ways to improve processes? If so, please read on. You will join a passionate team of high-skilled experts who are fun-spirited, collaborative, and highly ingenious in finding win/win opportunities for the business.

What You'll Do

• Work collaboratively with a diverse group of experts across various disciplines to drive process improvements among Systems.
• Work with stakeholders and others in a multidisciplinary team to explore innovative opportunities that optimize cost.
• Leverage AI tools, financial analysis, and data science to develop business cases, including competitive benchmarking, to support cost optimization and process improvements.

Qualifications

Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Data Science, Cost and Product Engineering, or a related field.

• Prior (project or internship) exposure to cost-related roles and projects that involve cross-team collaboration.
• Exposure to supply chain, development, product management, manufacturing, or finance.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Passion for technology and engineering.
• Growth-minded, trusted, team-focused, courageous, resourceful, and outcome-focused.

Direct experience in Cost Engineering, particularly with hardware offerings, is a plus. Experience and familiarity with programming and scripting tools is preferred.