Summer 2026 Intern - Data Science (Memphis, TN or Remote)
Join the team behind one of the most trusted nonprofit brands in the world. ALSAC is the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Our paid summer internship program offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience while supporting a powerful mission: Finding cures. Saving children.
What You’ll Experience:
Over 10 weeks, you’ll be immersed in ALSAC’s culture and work alongside passionate professionals. Here’s what you can expect:
Meaningful Projects that make a real impact
Mentorship & Collaboration with teammates and leaders across departments
Exclusive Chats with ALSAC’s Executive Leadership Team
Intern Project where you’ll learn design thinking, collaborate with interns, and present to ALSAC’s Executive Leadership Team
Named one of the Top 100 Internship Programs in the U.S. by WayUp and Yello, this program is designed to be impactful, collaborative, and inspiring.
Internship Details:
Dates: June 1 – August 7, 2026
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours/week (Monday–Friday)
Pay: $14/hour
Location: Headquarters Office in Memphis, TN
Application Process:
After you submit your application and if eligible, you will be sent an email to complete a virtual video interview from HireVue. Your submission will be reviewed and if you are selected to move forward, you will be contacted for an interview with the hiring manager. Final candidates will be selected by April 1, 2026. For more information, visit stjude.org/alsacintern or contact intern@alsac.stjude.org.
Qualifications:
Must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college/university or May 2026 graduate
Passionate about our mission
Strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Must be 18 years of age or older
Internship Focus:
The Data Central Office exists to help ALSAC treat data as a strategic asset. To support this effort, our office is comprised of Data & Analytics Enablement and Data Science & Insights teams that strive to make data fit for purpose. We provide actionable information that drives decision-making across the enterprise through statistical modeling and comprehensive data storytelling. We also leverage internships to scale our impact as we work closely with our business partners.
This is a highly sought-after position. Anyone who is awarded this position will be expected to contribute to team projects while maintaining their current educational load.
Key Tasks Include:
Guided activities: Support data-related projects by
identifying user needs
collecting data
performing data analysis
visualizing insights and deliver to customer using Storytelling skills
ensuring documentation is in the enterprise data catalog as appropriate
Provide recommendations for process improvements regarding data analysis and research related to activities above.
Engage cross-functional stakeholders to understand user requirements and ensure data accuracy and availability. This could include ITS, Legal, InfoSec, Marketing, Business Partners, etc.
Perform data cleaning and data wrangling for analysis and analytics modelling.
Skills Required:
Comfort in presenting to executive level team members; good communication and storytelling skills
Data management and analytic skills with attention to detail
Collaboration, organization, and time management skills
Eager to contribute & not shy about sharing thoughts with the team
Experience with technologies and data visualization tools such as Tableau and Python are a plus. Exposure to M/L and statistical analysis is also a plus but not required.
Qualifications
Preferred majors: computer or data science, statistics, or management information systems, or other related majors
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint), SQL Server
Majors preferred: Business Administration, MIS, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science
Technical Skills Required: SQL & Microsoft Office Suite
Preferred: Python, Tableau & Data Catalog