Data Analytics Intern

Role Overview:

The Worthington Industries Summer Internship Program is designed to help our interns develop professional skills through on-the-job experience. During the 12-week program, interns will spend part of their time completing a business-driven project. These assignments could range from generating ideas for product and/or process improvement, developing a standardized playbook for a specific role or process within the Company, or leading the development of an analytics product from scoping through delivery.

Upon graduation, each intern will present their project to their manager, mentors and members of senior leadership. The interns will spend the remainder of their time receiving additional on-the-job experience and classroom learning. Classes will feature topics from general business etiquette, to resume writing, interviewing and presenting with confidence. In keeping with Our Philosophy, the program will also feature a community service component.

We are looking to hire a student who will work 40 hours per week during our Summer Internship Program, with preference given to those that can also work a minimum of 10 hours per week during the school year. The hours are flexible, and we are willing to work around class schedules both this Summer and in the Fall, if applicable.

The Analytics Intern will participate in all phases of the Analytics Lifecycle. This position typically uses data, statistical and quantitative analysis, data visualization and conveyance, and fact-based management to drive better decision making in our business. An overarching commitment to learning, development, skill maintenance, and personal improvement is likewise desired.

As part of this experience, the Analytics Intern will be afforded the opportunity to be front-and-center on high-impact Analytics Projects, collaborate with members of the Analytics and BI Teams, and present results and recommendation to leaders across the business.

Responsibilities

* Build custom analyses and dashboards to drive better decision-making in the business and to maintain a high level of stakeholder satisfaction and adoption.

* Work closely with business champions and analytics team to develop appropriate strategy and application of analyses and analytic solutions.

* Build strong relationships with leaders across the business to identify and understand opportunities to address using analytics.

* Support the growth of analytics and the continual advancement of organization's analytic culture.

* Stay current with emerging trends in analytics to maintain a strong understanding of tools, applications, and practices as they relate to business applications.

Desired Experience

* Possess strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

* Ability to execute multiple and complex projects concurrently using established processes

* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required, along with demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams.

* Demonstrate the ability to clearly and concisely communicate complex information and results to a variety of audiences.

* Ability to understand business systems (processes) and the data produced by them (i.e., how did the data get produced and is it a valid representation of the outcome being studied?).

* Must exhibit a strong aptitude and drive to continually learn about targeted functional areas to implement, automate, operationalize models to day-to-day decision making.

* Current student working on a degree (major or minor) in Business Analytics and/or a quantitate field of study.

* Familiarity with Data Visualization, with experience or a desire to learn Tableau.

* Familiarity with Data Cleaning, Validation and Preparation, with experience or a desire to learn Alteryx and/or R, Python.