PhD Data Science Intern: End-to-End Research & Impact

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 77,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Travel reimbursement

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a PhD Data Science Intern to join our Data Science team across product, engineering, design, marketing, and operations. You will own a data science project end-to-end, from framing questions to translating findings into actionable insights that influence product strategy or data practices.

The internship can lead toward publication. Based in San Francisco or New York, you’ll partner with teams to turn ambiguous questions into measurable analyses, design

Qualifications

• Pursuing a PhD in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, HCI, Economics, OR, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative field; with demonstrated experience conducting independent research (e.g. thesis or equivalent research milestone)
• Demonstrated fluency in statistics, experimentation, ML, causal inference, econometrics, optimization, user research methods, or AI/LLMs
• Experience using Python or R and proficiency with SQL for analysis and modeling on large-scale datasets
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly and translate analysis into decisions and product impact
• Curious, rigorous, self-starting mindset for thriving in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to turn ambiguous product, platform, or business questions into well-defined data science problems
• Analyze user, product, or business data to uncover insights and recommend actions
• Design and evaluate experiments, metrics, statistical or machine learning models, and analytical frameworks
• Communicate assumptions, tradeoffs, limitations, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical partners
• Own a focused internship project end-to-end, from problem framing and technical execution through final recommendations, with potential to continue toward publication

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Data science methods

Communication

Independent research

Education

PhD in Data Science

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a PhD Data Science Intern to join our Data Science team across product, engineering, design, marketing, and operations. You will own a data science project end-to-end, from framing questions to translating findings into actionable insights that influence product strategy or data practices.

The internship can lead toward publication. Based in San Francisco or New York, you’ll partner with teams to turn ambiguous questions into measurable analyses, design