Position Summary

The Mercury Enterprise Data Science team (EDS) is a technology team focused on utilizing data science to drive pricing and product excellence, improving risk assessment models for more accurate underwriting decisions, optimizing claims indemnity through predictive analytics and data insights, improve fraud detection capabilities to minimize financial losses, enhance customer and agency segmentation for targeted marketing, sales & customer experience improvement, and increase operational efficiency by leveraging data-driven decision making.

We are seeking curious, passionate, and hard-working students from quantitative academic fields to participate in our fully remote summer internship program. The program will be highly collaborative and immersive, with interns working on real business problems that can span multiple business units within the complex insurance landscape.

As a Data Science Intern you will support analytical projects on identifying business opportunities, answering business questions and developing business solutions.
But it won’t be all work! Mercury executives will host virtual lunch-and-learns with a small group of interns to discuss career aspirations, interns will get to meet Mercury people leaders and team members throughout the organization, and there will be a multitude of virtual social events.

An in-person interview may be required during the hiring process

Essential Job Functions

• Interns will work with their managers and fellow interns within an interactive Agile framework that includes daily stand-ups and weekly tactical problem-solving sessions.
• Interns will also attend the broader meetings within their respective functions to help further contextualize their work. Over the course of the summer, interns will ultimately build a minimum viable product (MVP) and have a “capstone” opportunity to present those findings to the Mercury leadership team.
• Future full-time opportunities may be available for high performers
• Paid Internship: $30 per hour

Education 

• Be legally eligible to work in the U.S.
• Pursuing a Bachelors (BS/BA) or Masters (MS/MA) degree in an information technology field
• Able to provide current GPA, as reported by your school. Minimum 3.0 GPA required, 3.5 or higher GPA preferred.
• Enrolled student attending a university program with an expected graduation date on or after August 2025
• Planning to seek full-time employment between December 2026 and September 2027

Why a Mercury Ignite internship

• Obtain practical work experience in your field of interest
• Network with other interns and industry professionals
• Receive personalized coaching and mentorship
• Work on real projects and initiatives
• Earn a competitive wage

If you’re interested in launching your career with Mercury Insurance - Apply today!
Mercury is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of a diverse workforce.

Learn more about us here: https://www.mercuryinsurance.com/about/careers