HR
Programme
Internship
Location
New York City, NY · London
About the role
Data Scientist Interns join HRT’s summer program in New York or London, working with data that supports research, automated trading, and risk management. The internship provides hands-on experience investigating, validating, and extracting insights from quantitative and textual data, using Python and open-source libraries, alongside technical projects, mentorship, and exposure to financial markets.
Responsibilities
- Normalize and validate vendor data for research and trading.
- Extract features from quantitative and textual data.
- Apply rigorous quality checks to assess data quality.
- Investigate methodologies for providing high-quality data to research and trading teams.
- Complete independent data investigation projects in Python using pandas and polars.
Program Experience
- Receive a hands-on introduction to data, modeling, and engineering practices in algorithmic trading.
- Work on technical projects with mentorship from experienced professionals.
- Learn about HRT’s research and trading infrastructure and global financial markets.
- Connect with fellow interns through team events and office activities.
Requirements
- Be a full-time student pursuing a degree in a STEM field; computer science is not required.
- Have Python programming experience equivalent to Python for Data Analysis by Wes McKinney.
- Demonstrate curiosity about working with data and finding insights.
- Show exceptional attention to detail and strong communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Independent data projects and Kaggle competition experience are advantageous.