College to Corporate IT Internship - Data Science (NC)

Job Description 

Launch your career in advanced analytics with Vanguard’s College to Corporate (C2C) Internship Program. As a Data Scientist intern, you’ll help apply advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI to solve business problems and support data-driven decision-making. This immersive internship combines real-world project work, mentorship, and structured development to help you strengthen your technical depth, business acumen, and leadership capability in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment. 

In this internship you will: 

• Support advanced analytics work that helps teams identify patterns, predict outcomes, and improve decision-making at scale. 

• Prepare, transform, and analyze data to support machine learning, statistical modeling, and AI-driven solutions. 

• Contribute to model development, testing, validation, or experimentation efforts in partnership with data scientists and business stakeholders. 

• Help communicate analytical findings, implications, and recommendations in a way that supports business action. 

• Gain exposure to applied AI and advanced analytics work, such as automation, model operationalization, and insight generation. 

• Build foundational leadership skills by taking ownership of work, collaborating across teams, and contributing ideas in a fast-paced, learning-focused environment. 

• Build relationships with program managers, alumni, senior leaders, and peers across the program 

• Receive coaching and mentorship from your department manager and program leaders to support your development. 

What it takes: 

• Enrolled in a master’s degree or PhD program — or advanced graduate study — in Data Science, Analytics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field. 

• Strong interest in advanced analytics, machine learning, AI, and using data to solve complex business problems. 

• Experience through coursework, research, internships, or projects using tools such as SQL, Python, statistical methods, machine learning libraries, or cloud-based analytics tools. 

• Demonstrated leadership skills and/or leadership aspirations. 

• Strong analytical, communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. 

• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative, team-oriented environment. 

• Cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher preferred. 

Additional Information:  

• This program is a full-time, paid 10-week summer internship 

• Vanguard is not offering sponsorship for this position 

• The start date for this program will be May/June 2027