Accenture
Data science internship for Accenture client project
Job description
For an Accenture client in the public sector, we are looking for an intern interested in gaining hands-on data science experience in a real business setting. In this project, we have developed a supervised machine learning model to predict a binary target. Over the past months, the initial version of the model was tested in a pilot, and the results are very promising! We are now ready to build the next generation of this model to make it ready for implementation, and you could help us do that. You would be part of the day-to-day operations of the team, conducting all steps such as data cleaning, feature building, feature selection and modeling. You can help think about the business implementation and how to get most of the predictions in the client’s process. There are possibilities to conduct your research project, for example predicting a different target based on the same data. You could use the pre-work done by the project to begin training your machine learning model.
Place in the organization
You’ll be working for the groups Digital Analytics and Health & Public service within Accenture. Like often in Accenture projects, sector specialists team with technical experts in analytics to successfully deliver results for our client.
- You are a Master student, preferably in the last year before graduation, in a field in which you have gained programming and analytics-experience, such as data science, AI, econometrics, physics, neuroscience or biomedical sciences;
- You have some skill and experience programming in R;
- You have some knowledge of statistics and/or machine learning;
- You have some experience with coding languages;
- You can be a team player in a mixed team of Accenture and client people;
- You are comfortable in Dutch and English;
- You have no problems travelling to the various work locations in Rotterdam and Amsterdam (schedules change and are flexible);
- You are flexible, independent, motivated and willing to learn a lot in a short amount of time.
Within Accenture, we offer you a work environment with a focus on your personal development, in which you will get a lot of responsibility. You work together with talented colleagues from all over the world on challenging projects for the highest ranked international businesses.
- You will be guided by a team of experienced consultants and data scientists;
- You have the opportunity to work on a real data science project
- You will receive a compensation and a laptop;
- You will gain knowledge and expertise of Accenture;
- You will gain experience within a large international consulting firm;
- You will expand your professional network;
- Period: 3-6 months
- Hours a week: 40
- Location: Amsterdam and Rotterdam: Flexible workplace (work among our colleagues)
- Start date: As soon as possible, preferably September 1st 2017
We are looking forward to meeting you. Apply directly online through the button ´solliciteer online´ and send us your cv and application letter. For more information about this vacancy you can contact Emma White at telephone number 020-5728646 or via stages@accenture.com.
An assessment may be part of the selection procedure
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