Data Science Internship: AI & Analytics in Global Teams

McKinsey; Lombardia; Hybrid; EUR 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinsey seeks motivated students for a six-week internship in Milan, focused on applied AI and analytics. You will work with a multidisciplinary data science team, learning to build and evaluate AI solutions while delivering client-ready insights from day one.

Youll gain hands-on experience across machine learning, data analysis, and AI engineering in close guidance, collaborating with data engineers, ML engineers, and industry experts to drive real business value.

Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge of machine learning concepts and statistical methods, with an eagerness to build hands-on experience across supervised, unsupervised, and forecasting approaches with guidance.
• Basic understanding of data quality assessment and exploratory data analysis, with the ability to contribute to well-defined analytical tasks under close guidance.
• Familiarity with using and evaluating GenAI tooling and simple agentic AI frameworks, with an eagerness to learn how large language models.
• Ability to write accurate, modular code with guidance, with foundational knowledge of software development best practices and introductory exposure to MLOps and CI/CD concepts; proficiency in Python or R is a plus.
• A quality and risk mindset — beginning to check own work using provided QA steps, with a growing awareness of common modeling risks including fairness, explainability, hallucination, and human oversight considerations.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams, collaborating closely with peers and cross-functional teammates.
• Exceptional time management to meet your responsibilities in a complex and largely autonomous work environment.
• Availability to work full-time during the 6-week internship.
• Business level language fluency skills, both verbal and written, in English and Italian, with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building and evaluating analytical and AI solutions, taking on well-defined tasks with close guidance.
• Learn the craft of applied AI and analytics by doing and contributing to real client solutions from day one.
• Collaborate with data engineers, ML engineers, and industry experts to deliver AI and analytics solutions.
• Design and deliver production-ready AI and analytics capabilities that create meaningful client impact.

Skills

Machine learning basics

Statistical methods

Python or R

Cross-functional teamwork

Time management

English & Italian

QA & risk mindset

Education

Bachelor's or Master's student

Tools

GenAI tooling

CI/CD basics

MLOps basics

Job description

McKinsey seeks motivated students for a six-week internship in Milan, focused on applied AI and analytics. You will work with a multidisciplinary data science team, learning to build and evaluate AI solutions while delivering client-ready insights from day one.

Youll gain hands-on experience across machine learning, data analysis, and AI engineering in close guidance, collaborating with data engineers, ML engineers, and industry experts to drive real business value.