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Capital One · 3 hours ago

Current PhD - Data Science Internship - Summer 2026

McLean, VA

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

$158K/yr - $190K/yr

Start in 2026 Summer

Capital One is a financial services company seeking a Data Science Intern for a ten-week paid internship program in Summer 2026. The role involves working with a high-performing team to leverage computing technologies and data science techniques to solve financial services challenges and improve customer experiences.

BankingCredit CardsFinanceFinancial Services

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Evaluate open-source and internally-developed modeling and analytics tools using real business data

Integrate internal data with external data sources and APIs to discover and implement actionable insights

Design and craft data science models to communicate solutions to customers and company leadership

Qualification

PhD in quantitative fieldMachine learning techniquesPythonRSQLOpen source programmingInferential statisticsRelational databasesLarge scale data analysisData analysisIntellectual curiosityExperimental mindsetCommunication skillsOwnership

Required

Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a PhD in one of the following areas with an expectation that the required degree will be obtained by August 2028 or earlier: A PhD in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field)

Must be continuing in the same course of study of your PhD degree following completion of the internship

At least 6 months experience or academic work using open source programming languages for data analysis

At least 6 months of experience or academic work using machine learning techniques

At least 6 months of experience with either Python, R or SQL