SEPHORA · 4 months ago
Intern, Data Scientist
United States
Internship
Remote
Intern
$25/hr - $25/hr
Start in 2026 SummerSephora is a leading beauty retailer committed to empowering its teams and customers. The Intern, Data Scientist role involves collaborating with Data Science and Engineering to create machine learning prototypes that enhance customer experience and business results.
BeautyCosmeticsE-CommerceRetail
No H1B
Responsibilities
Explore, clean, and merge large omnichannel datasets (transactions, products/catalogs, content, campaigns) to create reliable training and evaluation sets
Develop and evaluate ML prototypes (e.g., recommendation, ranking, classification) using clear, business-aligned metrics like AUC, CTR, redemption lift, and revenue impact
Build repeatable feature pipelines in Python/PySpark on Databricks; log experiments and publish features to the feature store
Conduct offline and online experiments; develop concise reports and dashboards, and present findings to Product, Merchandising, and Engineering
Ship your work as well-documented notebooks or lightweight services/APIs and create clear “how-to” documentation in Confluence
Demonstrate our Sephora values: Passion, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect, Teamwork, and Initiative
Qualification
Required
Strong Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn) and SQL skills; familiarity with PySpark/Databricks is a plus
Hands-on experience building ML models (recommendation, ranking, or classification) and evaluating them with appropriate metrics
Practical data wrangling skills and comfort working with imperfect, large-scale datasets; solid problem-solving and ownership mindset
Version control (Git) and notebook-driven workflow; clear documentation and presentation skills for technical and non-technical partners
Graduating in 2026 or 2027 (undergraduate or graduate degree)
Remote program – work schedule must align with Pacific Standard Time
Must permanently reside and work in the U.S
Must be open to relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area upon graduation for consideration for full-time hybrid positions
Available from June 1 - August 14, 2026
Available for the 1-week On-Site office experience in San Francisco, CA
Preferred
Experience with A/B testing, feature stores/MLflow, or LLM/prompt engineering for analytics/assistant use cases
Benefits
The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with.
The learning. We invest in training and developing our teams, and you will continue evolving and building your skills through personalized career plans.
The culture. As a leading beauty retailer within the LVMH family, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. It is in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members across 35 markets and 3,000+ stores, are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.
Company
SEPHORA
Sephora is an online shopping site that offers a range of beauty products such as cosmetics and skincare items.
Founded in 1969
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Artemis Patrick
President and CEO, North America
Tara Maffeo
Senior Vice President, Store Experience and Business Operations
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