Summer Associate Internship (Data Scientist - Marketing Business Analytics & Dat

Overview

The Business Analytics & Data Science Team is a group of analytical experts who apply advanced data science, statistical modeling, and business intelligence to uncover insights that drive strategic marketing decisions. By translating complex data into clear, actionable intelligence, we empower the Marketing team to deliver personalized, data-informed experiences that deepen member relationships, optimize campaign performance, and fuel growth across channels.

Our analyses focus on the exploration of pre-campaign opportunities and business outcomes, researching trends that will enable our marketing partners to strategize and make critical decisions. We lead research and development efforts to solve complex, high-value business problems where the solution isnt always clear.

The ideal Summer Associate will be a passionate and curious individual with a combination of problem-solving and storytelling skills and one who would love the team and its approach to solving problems that make Marketing fun. Areas of opportunity may include developing new marketing models to measure the influence of our campaigns on business outcomes, writing and testing business rule indicators to power our marketing automation tools, or developing dashboards to empower employees to do their own data discovery / exploration, and discovering strategic opportunities.

The Summer Associate Program is a 12-week internship program beginning in May 2026 and ending in August 2026. Students will work on impactful projects and meaningful work during their internship. To qualify for this position, applicants must be currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college or university and have an anticipated graduation date of December 2026 or later.

Responsibilities

Assess the marketing landscape to identify best practices, shifting trends, and areas of opportunity

Analyze member data to identify opportunities to better understand and predict customer needs and behaviors

Write and create business rules for use in machine learning models to further Member personalization

Develop and prioritize recommendations for strategic initiatives

Collaborate with a range of stakeholders to drive progress on cross-functional projects

Develop and present analytic findings to stakeholders (including senior executives)

Become acquainted with the functioning of the team

Qualifications

Currently pursuing a Bachelor or Master degree, with exposure to Marketing Analytics, Data Analytics, Business, Statistics, or other related fields.

A passion for analytics and data-driven problem solving

Experience with data extraction / wrangling

Experience using analytic tools such as : Databricks, SQL, R, Python, PySpark, Power BI or Tableau

Good communication and presentation skills

Comfort working with large datasets and telling stories with data

Ability to work independently and think outside of the box

Strong strategic, critical, and analytical thinking skills

Basic knowledge of marketing a plus

About Us

Navy Federal provides much more than a job. We provide a meaningful career experience, including a culture that is energized, engaged and committed; and fierce appreciation for our teams, who are rewarded with highly competitive pay and generous benefits and perks.

Our approach to careers is simple yet powerful : Make our mission your passion.

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Equal Employment Opportunity : All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected Veteran.

Disclaimers : Navy Federal reserves the right to fill this role at a higher / lower grade level based on business need. An assessment may be required to compete for this position. Job postings are subject to close early or extend out longer than the anticipated closing date at the hiring teams discretion based on qualified applicant volume. Navy Federal Credit Union assesses market data to establish salary ranges that enable us to remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range, based on your experience, location and market position

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