IT Data Analyst Intern

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics; Brea (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is seeking a student intern to help build and curate an enterprise data catalog, profiling datasets, and labeling data for use by people and AI models.

You will work on ML/AI features that improve model accuracy acrossFinance, Service, and Supply Chain contexts, and design prompts for AI agents such as Claude Cowork.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Math, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or other relevant quantitative fields.
• Experience with two or more data science tools: SQL, SAS, R, Python, SPSS, data mining, etc.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the build-out of an enterprise data catalog — profiling datasets, documenting business definitions, and labelling data so it is usable by both people and AI models.
• Engineering and testing features that improve the accuracy of machine learning and AI models across Finance, Service, and Supply Chain use cases.
• Designing and testing prompts for AI agents such as Claude Cowork — evaluating response quality and identifying failure cases.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science / Statistics / Math / Computer Science

Tools

SQL

SAS

R

Python

SPSS

Data mining

Job description

Wondering what’s within Beckman Coulter Diagnostics? Take a closer look. At first glance, you’ll see that for more than 80 years we’ve been dedicated to advancing and optimizing the laboratory to move science and healthcare forward. Join a team where you can be heard, be supported, and always be yourself. We’re building a culture that celebrates backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all our associates. Look again and you’ll see we are invested in you, providing the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and try new things with the support you need to be successful. Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges. This position is part of the Information Technology (IT) department located in Brea, CA and will be onsite. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time. You will be a part of the Enterprise Data & AI Team and report to the Senior Manager responsible for data management and analytics development. If you thrive in a multifunctional, fast paced role and want to work to build a world-class information technology organization—read on.

In this role, you will have the following opportunities, but are not limited to

• Supporting the build-out of an enterprise data catalog — profiling datasets, documenting business definitions, and labelling data so it is usable by both people and AI models.
• Engineering and testing features that improve the accuracy of machine learning and AI models across Finance, Service, and Supply Chain use cases.
• Designing and testing prompts for AI agents such as Claude Cowork — evaluating response quality and identifying failure cases.

The Essential Requirements Of The Job Include

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Math, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or other relevant quantitative fields
• Experience with two or more of the following data science tools in your repertoire: SQL, SAS, R, Python, SPSS, data mining, etc.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL preferred.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in

• Familiarity with vector databases or semantic search concepts
• Experience with data catalog or data governance tools (e.g. Collibra, Atlan)
• Experience with Microsoft Azure tools

The hourly range for this role is $30 USD / Hour. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

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