Data Science – Summer Internship Program

Program Overview: 

Verisk‘s Summer Internship Program is designed to provide you with real work experience, professional development, and networking opportunities. This is a full-time (40 hours/ week) paid internship program spanning ten weeks from June through August 2026. Participation in the internship program requires that you are located near your assigned office as the program is a hybrid work schedule, requiring you to be in the office at least 2 days per week.

We are hiring in the following U.S. location: 

• Jersey City, NJ

We have opportunities for students interested in exploring careers in tech around the globe. Verisk is a leading data analytics provider serving customers in insurance. Our team of nearly 7,000 helps customers make crucial decisions every day about risk—with greater precision, efficiency, and discipline.

Should you perform well in the internship, you may receive an offer to join our full-time Data Science Excellence Program (DSEP) following graduation. As DSEP is a rotational program, we highly suggest that you apply to this internship if you are open to future relocation.

Application Deadline: Monday, October 6th, 2025

Recruitment Process:

We want to get to know YOU. Once you apply, our team will review your application. Successful candidates will be invited to a two-stage interview process including:

1. Technical Assessment: Should your profile be a match, we will ask you to complete a HackerRank technical assessment. In the assessment, you'll have an opportunity to code in a language of your choice, and also answer some basic multiple-choice questions. This will help us understand how you approach and solve technical challenges. During this assessment, you'll also have an opportunity to tell us more about your location and job interests.
2. Final Live Virtual Interview: During this round, you'll speak with members of our technical recruitment committee, who represent all our businesses across the US. At this point, we know you have the technical skills to succeed at Verisk and have the passion for this field. In this final round, it’s all about determining if you are the right fit for Verisk, and Verisk is the right fit for you. 
3. Offer: Our committee will then meet and discuss your candidacy. We will discuss your location, industry, and technical interests, as well as your ability to add to our culture at Verisk. If we extend you an offer, we will advise you as to the business and location where we are placing you.

What We’re Looking For:

Qualifications
Work availability requirements: 

• December 2026/ May 2027 Graduate pursuing a BS or MS degree in a technical field of study (data science, statistics, business analytics, engineering, etc.)
• Must be able to commence working without restrictions in June 2026 for a summer internship.  
   

Experience  

• Strong programming capability in a common language such as python or R and their associated ecosystem of open-source libraries
• Must be proficient in SQL, understanding of NoSQL query languages a plus 
• Interest in learning/ using machine learning and statistical concepts (Supervised, unsupervised, semi-supervised learning scenarios; Optimization and loss functions; Evaluation of classification, regression, and other model results; Probability distributions and unbalanced samples; Dimensionality problems, sampling, and Bayesian methods; Missing values and imputation

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What You Could Learn:

As a Data Science Intern, you’ll receive hands-on analytics experience doing everything from data wrangling, querying, modeling, visualizing, and productizing as you work in business areas including insurance, finance, energy, and climate.  You will help our clients in decision analytics, forecasting, and risk management.  
The work includes the creation of both proof-of-concept demonstrations to illustrate specific technologies and algorithms as well as robust operational systems than can be put into production.  As an active member of project teams, you will be exposed to some of the data challenges faced at Verisk’s operations including large-scale data analysis (real-time data analysis, and anomaly detection. Data sets of interest include large imagery, physical science, and insurance data. 
Verisk provides our interns with mentorship, training, engaging program events, and valuable exposure to the senior analytics and business leaders guiding our company. If you have a strong technical background, enjoy ongoing learning and innovative thinking, and strive to actively participate in knowledge-sharing and open collaboration, we hope you will consider joining us.