Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

As an employee of the Boston Fed, you will work to promote sound growth and financial stability in New England and the nation. You will contribute to communities, the region, and the nation by conducting economic research, participating in monetary policy-making, supervising certain financial institutions, providing financial services and payments, playing a leadership role in the payments industry, and supporting economic well-being in communities through a variety of efforts. The Boston Fed is one of 12 Reserve Banks and we serve all or parts of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Our mission is accomplished through our Bank's values: diversity, equity and inclusion, innovation, integrity, and leadership.

A requirement of this position is that the employee must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or qualify for an accommodation from the Bank’s vaccination policy; individuals who are unable to be vaccinated due to a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief may request an accommodation from the Bank.

Job Description:

The Data & Analytics team at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) has an exciting opportunity for a summer intern to join our team. During your internship, you will work on real business problems and gain valuable experience in delivering analytical solutions across business units in the Bank. You will be supported by our core Data & Analytics team to provide business intelligence, automation, and advanced analytics solutions to stakeholders helping them make data-driven decisions.

The program is for students majoring in Data Science/Analytics, Business Analytics, Economics, Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, or any other quantitative/analytics related fields. The program begins in June and continues for 12 consecutive weeks. Interns work 40 hours per week. Please note that students who are currently taking a gap year or gap semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic remain eligible for this program.

Responsibilities will consist of:

• Collaborating with, and supporting the work, of senior analytics staff.
• Cleaning, wrangling, and structuring data for analysis.
• Working with data from across the FRBB to unlock new insights.
• Data visualization and storytelling to help businesses understand their data.
• Providing and explaining statistical analyses ranging from descriptive statistics to predictive analytics.

Knowledge and experience:

• A junior or senior working toward a degree in any of these fields: data science/analytics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or similar quantitative field.
• Exhibits excellent communication skills including strong verbal and writing skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a remote team environment.
• Applies judgment and critical thinking to solve problems.
• Examines problems and processes with a creative lens.
• Desire to quickly learn and use new tools, technologies, and methodologies.

Technical skills:

• Data analytics experience with either R or Python
• Data visualization skills and experience with different visualization tools (such as Tableau, PowerBI, RShiny, Dash, Plotly, etc.)
• Understanding of database concepts and SQL syntax
• Confident MS Excel user
• Familiarity with statistical modeling and data analysis techniques

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and to provide equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, or military service.

All employees assigned to this position will be subject to FBI fingerprint/ criminal background and Patriot Act/ Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) watch list checks at least once every five years.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work required of this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or skills associated with this position or the personnel so classified. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of this position, management reserves the right to revise this or any job description at its discretion at any time.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Temporary

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

No

Job Category

Internship

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

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