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Data Science Intern

CompanySpring Venture Group
LocationKansas City
Work ModeOn Site
PostedFebruary 16, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
Interns will solve real business problems using production data, following the entire data science lifecycle from exploratory analysis through to production deployment. They will also participate fully in all team meetings and planning sessions to experience real-world Data Science practices.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
1392
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Founded in 2009, Spring Venture Group is a holding company made up of two direct-to-consumer health insurance brands, United Medicare Advisors and SmartMatch Insurance Agency, LLC. Powered by analytics, technology and human connection, we have changed the way that the 65+ market shops for insurance through an internally developed comparison shopping technology. Our personalized process eases the burden for our clients and delivers a friendlier and more simple experience. While we pride ourselves on being experts in sales, technology, and people, we are constantly working to push the limits and pursue change for the better by diving further into data analytics, and developing creative branded marketing. That’s what makes us different. Recent Awards: - Inc. Magazine, Inc. 5000 - Ingram’s Magazine, Corporate Report 100 - Ingram’s Magazine, Best Companies To Work For - Kansas City Business Journal, A Fast 50 Company - Kansas City Business Journal, Best Places To Work
About the Role

Company Description

As a leader in Medicare health insurance distribution, Spring Venture Group guides people through one of their most important life decisions — finding the right insurance coverage. We are on a mission to be the most trusted partner for our customers and our people, enabling empowered decisions along the journey to health and financial well-being.


Spring Venture Group offers incredible culture, benefits, and fantastic income potential in a stable and successful work environment at a Medicare agency. This starts with a workplace that empowers people to do their best work. Come build a rewarding career and make a meaningful impact on peoples’ lives in an environment that values your determination. Join our diverse, inclusive team and get ready to crush your goals!

Job Description

The Data Science department at Spring Venture Group is looking for interns for the summer of 2026. As a medicare brokerage SVG helps seniors navigate the transition from private insurance into Medicare. Our team is the analytics hub for the entire business - doing high-impact work supporting sales, marketing, operations, and more. We use data science to optimize our customers’ journeys from the moment they first see our advertisement until well after they’ve enrolled in a plan. Our interns are aspiring data scientists who will contribute to a project with real business value under the supervision of a senior member of the team.


What you’ll bring to the role

  • Familiarity with statistics, visualization, and data storytelling

  • Flexibility and adaptability - comfort working independently and as part of a team

  • Proven technical skills with experience writing and debugging code - especially Python

  • Passion for data and natural curiosity; solving the problem is its own reward

  • Ownership - Data Science at SVG can mean many different things.  Sometimes it’s learning something completely new and diving in, meeting new people, and connecting data and intelligence in ways not considered before

  • Undergraduate, recent graduate, or Master’s/PhD candidate in Computer Science or other quantitative field - or practical experience with analytics-adjacent work

  • Work authorization in the US that extends through summer 2026

What you’ll do

  • Solve real business problems with production data following the data science lifecycle from exploratory analysis all the way to production deployment

  • Participate as a full member of the team at all meetings and planning sessions

  • Experience first-hand how Data Science is done in the real world

How to stand out

  • Share a completed project - solve an established problem in a new/interesting way, or apply data science to something you’re passionate about

  • Tell us about your academic research that used data science techniques

  • Demonstrate familiarity with a major cloud service provider (AWS, GCP, etc)

What you’ll get

  • Mentorship with one or more senior team members

  • Access to the full department including Research, ML Operations, and Applied DS

  • A casual work environment with cool and interesting people

  • Project experience using the full data science toolkit - Python, Tableau, SQL, etc

Additional Information

Security Responsibilities:

  • Operating in alignment with policies and standards

  • Reporting Security Incidents Completing assigned training

  • Protecting assigned organizational assets

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Spring Venture Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 

Spring Venture Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

  • Department: Information Technology
  • Key Skills
    StatisticsVisualizationData StorytellingPythonData AnalysisCode DebuggingExploratory AnalysisProduction DeploymentTableauSQL
    Categories
    Data & AnalyticsScience & ResearchTechnologyHealthcare