Intern - IT Data Analytics

Nassau Financial Group; Town of East Greenbush (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Nassau Financial Group in Albany, NY offers a 10-week summer internship program for college students interested in analytics within insurance and asset management. It provides hands-on work and exposure to multiple fields while building professional relationships.

Interns develop practical skills in R and Python, learn about data warehouses, and participate in end-to-end report development and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated interest in data analytics, reporting, data science, or a related field.
• Foundational knowledge of R and/or Python, with willingness to strengthen programming skills through practical assignments.
• Interest in learning Posit Workspace, Posit Connect, and Positron.
• Basic understanding of databases, data structures, and SQL, or a willingness to learn how to retrieve data from enterprise data warehouses.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate data issues and identify logical solutions.
• Attention to detail, particularly when validating data, testing reports, and documenting results.
• Ability to learn business concepts and apply them to data analysis, including annuity products.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to organize assignments, manage priorities, and complete work within established timelines.
• Intellectual curiosity and a proactive approach to asking questions, seeking feedback, and developing new skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a professional team environment.
• Commitment to maintaining data confidentiality and following organizational data-governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop working knowledge of Posit Workspace, Posit Connect, and Positron.
• Build practical programming skills in R and/or Python by completing reporting, data analysis and automation tasks.
• Understand the organization’s data warehouse architecture and learn how to access data from the EDW and EDM environments.
• Learn the end-to-end report development process, including requirements gathering, data validation, report creation, testing, documentation, and delivery.
• Develop a foundational understanding of annuity products, terminology, business processes, and the data used to support annuity reporting and analysis.

Skills

Data analytics interest

R or Python knowledge

SQL basics

Strong communication

Independent/collaborative work

Tools

Posit Workspace

Posit Connect

Positron

Job description

Job Summary

Nassau’s 10-week, 2027 summer internship program in our Albany, NY office prepares college students for careers on the cutting edge of insurance and asset management. We have multiple opportunities to learn more about a specific field or functional area while gaining valuable hands‑on work experience. The program allows Nassau to build relationships with the top talent of the future.

Application Deadline

October 31, 2026

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop working knowledge of Posit Workspace, Posit Connect, and Positron, including their roles in analytics development and deployment.
• Build practical programming skills in R and/or Python by completing assigned reporting, data analysis and automation tasks.
• Gain an understanding of the organization’s data warehouse architecture and learn how to access and analyze data from the EDW and EDM environments.
• Learn the end‑to‑end report development process, including requirements gathering, data validation, report creation, testing, documentation, and delivery.
• Develop a foundational understanding of annuity products, terminology, business processes, and the data used to support annuity reporting and analysis.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrated interest in data analytics, reporting, data science, or a related field.
• Foundational knowledge of R and/or Python, with a willingness to strengthen programming skills through practical assignments.
• Interest in learning Posit Workspace, Posit Connect, and Positron.
• Basic understanding of databases, data structures, and SQL, or a willingness to learn how to retrieve data from enterprise data warehouses.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to investigate data issues and identify logical solutions.
• Attention to detail, particularly when validating data, testing reports, and documenting results.
• Ability to learn business concepts and apply them to data analysis, including annuity products, terminology, and processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain findings clearly to technical and business audiences.
• Ability to organize assignments, manage priorities, and complete work within established timelines.
• Intellectual curiosity and a proactive approach to asking questions, seeking feedback, and developing new skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a professional team environment.
• Commitment to maintaining data confidentiality and following organizational data‑governance standards.

Compensation

Nassau maintains a holistic compensation philosophy focused on competitive base salaries, performance driven incentives, and unique professional development opportunities. The combination of compensation, benefits, and an entrepreneurial culture along with related experiences is key to recruiting and retaining talent. Our compensation system is designed to reward performance, support development and job growth, and compensate individuals relative to their contribution to our organization. The base pay for this role is: $23/hr

Based in Hartford, Connecticut, Nassau Financial Group is a growth focused and digitally enabled financial services company with a fully integrated platform across insurance and asset management. Nassau was founded in 2015 and has grown to $1.6 billion in total adjusted capital, $24.8 billion in assets under management, and 350,000+ policies and contracts as of June 30, 2026.

As part of a young and growing financial services enterprise, our employees are tapping into a new entrepreneurial spirit while they build on a long track record of putting customers first, understanding the evolving income and protection needs, and developing quality products to meet those needs.

Nassau provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.