Data Science Intern

Sony Corporation of America, located in New York, NY, is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Group Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. To learn more: www.sony.com/en.

Position Summary

Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is seeking a Data Science Intern, Risk Analytics to join Sony's Corporate Information Security Division. This position will report to the Director of Risk Analytics and be a part of the team responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining a Global Information Security Risk Analytics platform used to provide information security risk intelligence to Senior Leadership and monitor the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Sony assets.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about using data analytics and data science techniques to solve complex business problems. This role will involve hands-on experience in machine learning, statistical analysis, and data-driven decision-making to help shape our data strategy and drive insights from large, diverse datasets.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and implementation of models to solve business challenges and enhance decision-making processes

• Work with large datasets to perform data exploration, preprocessing, and feature engineering

• Contribute to data visualization and storytelling to present findings and recommendations to stakeholders

• Analyze large amounts of data/information to discover and articulate trends and patterns

Required Skills/Experience

• Working towards a graduate or undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science/Analytics, or another related field

• Available at least 20 hours per week

• Strong interest in data science and advanced analytics

• Familiarity with data modelling, statistical methods, machine learning, algorithm development, and data mining techniques

• Proficiency in Python, SQL, or R

• Experience in data wrangling, data visualization, and exploratory data analysis (EDA)

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills

The target hourly rate for this internship is $21.00 per hour. The individual will be paid hourly and eligible for overtime.

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