Data Analytics Intern - Summer 2027

About the role

Hy-Vee is looking for a Data Analytics Intern for its Summer 2027 program. The intern collaborates with team members on key business projects, learns key skills for a career in data science and becomes a contributing member of the team. The role uses first and third party data to understand in-store and digital trends of how customers interact with the business, within a fast-paced retail environment.

Key responsibilities

• Work with team members to define questions of interest for brand managers, product owners, consumer researchers and leadership.
• Experience the CRISP-DM process in practice.
• Create code for gathering, merging and aggregating data.
• Build, evaluate and iterate on models that solve an initial business problem.
• Perform exploratory data analysis and transformations using R and/or Python.
• Create visualizations and present findings to the team.
• Learn to prepare reproducible, structured code for the full data science pipeline.

Required profile

• Working towards a BA/BS degree in a STEM field; a graduate degree is preferred.
• Bright, inquisitive, excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Passion for using data to drive action in a fast-paced retail environment.

Required skills

• SQL for SQL Server; Google BigQuery preferred.
• Statistical software (R and/or Python); knowledge preferred.
• Reporting software such as Power BI or Data Studio.