Data Acquisition & Quality Intern — Onsite in Orem

Smarty; Orem (UT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Smarty is seeking an Data Acquisition & Quality Specialist Intern to join the Data Foundations team in our Orem office. This paid internship runs January 2027 through August 2027, with 15+ hours per week during winter/spring and potential extension into summer.

You will research and onboard data sources, QA data for quality, and help build pipelines that structure location data for product use. This role emphasizes data wrangling, vendor management, and collaboration with product teams.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, statistics, data science, computer science, or related field.
• Hands-on experience working with data and datasets.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong SQL skills and ability to turn large messy data into clean formats.

Responsibilities

• Research, identify, and onboard data sources to support objectives.
• Profile, validate, QA data for quality, completeness, and consistency.
• Evaluate and onboard data vendors; track licenses and terms.
• Build, optimize, and maintain data pipelines for location data.
• Collaborate with product managers to define data needs for new features.
• Participate in Arbinger cultural training and apply it in work.

Skills

SQL

Data experience

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics/Statistics/Data Science/CS

Job description

Smarty is seeking an Data Acquisition & Quality Specialist Intern to join the Data Foundations team in our Orem office. This paid internship runs January 2027 through August 2027, with 15+ hours per week during winter/spring and potential extension into summer.

You will research and onboard data sources, QA data for quality, and help build pipelines that structure location data for product use. This role emphasizes data wrangling, vendor management, and collaboration with product teams.