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Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership.
Working in Technology (WiT) Data Science - Summer 2026
William Blair is seeking undergraduate students to join our innovative technology team for a 10-week internship program during the summer of 2026. The program is designed to promote technology careers among high performing individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in the technology space, including but not limited to women currently enrolled, or intending to enroll, in a technology related program. Selected participants will have a unique opportunity to explore areas of statistical analysis, machine learning, deep learning, data science, data visualization, and data engineering to support mission critical business use cases. The summer program also includes training, community service, and social events.
Responsibilities Include But May Not Be Limited To
Work on multiple data science, machine learning and data engineering projects in Azure cloud and SPARK environment
Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional / non-functional business requirements
Work with large, complex data sources to derive actionable business insights with an aim of increased ROI
Develop, test and deploy predictive models using various machine learning algorithms and translate results into business recommendations
Communicate results to business audience through reports, dashboards and presentation
Collaborate cross-functionally with business and technical stakeholders to identify & prioritize project requirements
Work with data and analytics experts to strive for greater functionality in our data systems
Required Technical Skills
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Business Analytics, Data Science or Computer Science with anticipated graduation between December 2026 and June 2029
Experience using statistical programming languages (R, Python) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets
Working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases as well as NoSQL databases
Knowledge and experience in statistical and data mining techniques
Experience working with various machine learning / deep learning algorithms and frameworks
Text Mining, NLP and Social Network Analysis
Experience with data discovery and visualization tools
Hands-on data engineering experience using structured and unstructured data
Preferred Technical Skills
A successful history of manipulating, processing and extracting value from large disconnected datasets
Experience with big data tools: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.
Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools: Airflow, Azure Data Factory etc.
Experience with building processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency and workload management
Experience with cloud cognitive eco-system like Azure, AWS
A reasonable estimate of the current hourly range at time of posting is below.
Hourly Range
$35—$35 USD
About Our Firm
William Blair strives to attract qualified candidates who specialize in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and other strategic resource groups. We are committed to empowering our colleagues to deliver client success and engage in our communities. Our firm has delivered trusted advice for nine decades, continuing to deepen our expertise and relationships across asset classes and markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet clients’ evolving needs amid dynamic market conditions and varying industries. What sets us apart is that we are an independent partnership, with colleagues who have unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. We empower our people to bring their best thinking so we can deliver the tailored, thoughtful work and problem-solving abilities that our clients expect. We invite you to learn more about us by visiting williamblair.com.
William Blair is an equal opportunity employer. It complies with all laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination in employment practice because of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military service or on the basis of a physical or mental disability that is unrelated to the employee's ability to perform the duties of the job applied for. EOE m/f/d/v
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About the Company
William Blair is the premier global partnership with expertise in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, institutional sales and trading, and equity research. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet our clients' evolving needs.
As an independent and employee-owned firm, together with our strategic partners, we operate in more than 20 offices worldwide.*
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.
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