2024 Summer Intern: Data Science

Company Overview
Spectrum is the nation's fastest-growing mobile provider and leading internet provider. Our tech teams create, develop, and operate leading connectivity products serving nearly 100 million users and 500 million devices. We connect people to what's next.

This position is eligible to work in a hybrid work model (combination of in-office and remote days).

At a Glance

• You're a motivated rising senior with a 3.0 GPA or higher seeking a bachelor's degree in one of the following areas listed below from an accredited college or university:
• Data Science
• This is a learning-intensive program designed to give you essential business insights and hands-on experience in your field of choice. It's a full-time, 10-week commitment from May 29, 2024, through August 2, 2024.
• Benefits include professional development sessions, networking opportunities, and mentorship.

• Opportunities to gain new skills and elevate the ones you already have, all in a robust and forward-thinking business setting.
• First-rate, hands-on experience in the telecommunications industry.
• Opportunities to connect you with people who can give you a better understanding of the industry and help you accomplish real goals you can add to your résumé, this includes assigning you a formal mentor and interactions with senior executives.

• Charter Communications is seeking a Data Science Intern to join our Inventory Platforms team, providing support for Granite Network Inventory, future inventory applications, and all related integrations. The Inventory Platforms team is responsible for supporting all aspects of network device discovery, reconciliation with existing records, and network inventory management. This role will enable data-driven decision-making; in-time health monitoring; data migration and systems integrations; and automated customer-facing reporting and dashboards.
• This position will include working on a large-scale new system implementation project, including data standardization across platforms, data migration, and network modeling. This work will combine network device information and hierarchy details across both Charter Network Operations and Spectrum Enterprise, with the end goal of using automation to accurately model the network across a wide range of physical and virtual device types. This position works in an office environment and the team has adopted a hybrid model. Full time remote work is not a currently accepted part of the job.
  
  
  • Responsible for assisting in the development of data-driven solutions to Charter's business problems
  • In partnership with the team, utilize analytical, statistical, and programming skills to clean, aggregate, and analyze large data sets and interpret results
  • Actively and consistently supports all efforts to simplify and enhance the internal customer experience during data migration and systems integrations efforts
  • Participate in the execution of requirements gathering, problem formulation, data grooming, data exploration, model prototyping, and model validation.
  • Survey varied data sources for analytic relevance
  • Assist in the design and implementation of data standardization and data quality procedures for existing and new data sources
  • Observe and assist in the communication of complex data science solutions, concepts, and analyses in a clear and effective manner to team members, business leaders, and internal customers
  • Establish links across existing data sources and find new, interesting data correlations
  • Assist in the presentation of data insights and recommendations to key stakeholders
  • Achieve defined project goals within deadline; proactively communicate status and escalate issues as needed
  • Helps to ensure testing and validation are components of all analytics solutions

• Must be enrolled in an accredited College or University graduating with a bachelor's degree between December 2024 - May 2025
• Must have at least a 3.0 GPA or greater in current program
• Ability to travel locally to Spectrum Intern development events and activities throughout the program
• Authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions or need for Charter Sponsorship

• Authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions or need for Charter Sponsorship
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Oral and written skills
• Organizational skills
• Problem solving abilities
• Proficient in Software including Adobe, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Ability to develop interpersonal communication, verbal and written, relationship management, and customer service skills with a focus on working effectively in a team environment
• Basic experience with analytical and statistical software
• Basic experience using a data science toolkit such as Python or R
• Basic level SQL skills
• Effective analytical and problem solving skills with attention to detail and data accuracy
• Ability to perform in-depth research and analysis
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive information
• Knowledge of core computer science principles including algorithms, data structures, and design methodologies
• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, statistics, operations research, or equivalent