Post Consumer Brands
Data Science Intern (Summer 2025)
Post Consumer Brands, Lakeville, Minnesota, United States, 55044
Business Unit Overview:
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The companys portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal, and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray Nutrish, Kibbles n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.Brand:Looking to pursue an internship that can launch your career in your field of study? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands offers a robust 12-week summer immersive & transformative internship experience that will present you with a meaningful business problem to ideate and collaborate cross-functionally that will lead to you presenting recommended solution(s) to improve the business. Post Consumer Brands is unique as our core values & mission is at the forefront of our efforts. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey.Location Description:Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.Responsibilities:Looking to pursue a career in
Data Science ? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands is looking for a
Data Science Intern
for a 12-week summer 2024 immersive & transformative internship experience. Post Consumer Brands is unique as our core values & mission is at the forefront of our efforts. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey and help us deliver our purpose of:
To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all.JOB FUNCTIONThe Data & Analytics department at Post Consumer Brands is growing! Our teams mission is to empower all stakeholders to maximize business value by ensuring that trusted data and analytics are available at the right time. Working alongside the Data Engineering and Reporting teams, the Data Science team will leverage technical expertise, business acumen and curiosity to deliver high quality data science solutions to key business stakeholders. Your work will be enabled by a modern technology stack including Python, Snowflake (Snowpark ML, Snowflake Cortex) and dbt.As an intern, you will provide data science support to the broader organization, gaining the opportunity to extract meaningful patterns from enterprise data assets. You will help to develop new ML models, engineer robust ML pipelines and explore new data sources across the organization. Interns in the past have been given the opportunity to share their findings with leadership and have had the opportunity to meet key stakeholders here at PCB.ResponsibilitiesThe
Data Science Intern
will assist in a number of projects. Assignments may include work such as:ML Model Development and Enhancement This includes identifying optimal model methodology, evaluation criteria and hyperparameter tuning.Feature Engineering Create meaningful features with data assets to improve production ML models.Data Source Exploration Explore disparate data sources to assess their value and usability in analytics solutions.Ad Hoc analysis Dive into solving business problems partnering with stakeholders in the organization.Data Visualization Create insightful dashboards and charts to aid in storytelling with business partners.Use Python, R and SQL to analyze and extract insights that will enhance decision making capabilities.Specific project and operational roles will be identified 30-60 days prior to the start of the internship, based on business need and intern interests.Qualifications:Candidates must be pursuing a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree or at an institution with an accredited program in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or related field with a graduation date in 2026Curiosity to ask the why behind things, and creative problem solving to figure it outExperience in Python (Pandas, scikit-learn, Pyspark, plotly) , R (tidyverse, ggplot) and SQLProficiency in reporting tools such as Excel, Power BI or TableauDemonstrated understanding of Statistical Modeling or Machine Learning concepts and the ability to develop predictive modelsAbility to work independently and in teams and bring joy while doing soStrong written and oral communication skillsAbility to handle confidential information and use discretion within and outside of the organizationWe are unable to proceed with candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the futurePreferred QualificationsPrevious internship or work experienceDemonstrated interest in or prior experience with modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks or HadoopInterest in the consumer packaged goods / manufacturing industry with the desire to start a career with Post Consumer Brands after graduationAdditional Program Information & PerksOffering competitive compensationAccess to a dynamic internship event program including development, networking, & social activitiesEligible for subsidized housing & $2,500 relocation stipendCereal galore enjoy a variety of cereal and oatmeal options in our break room, for free. Free milk, coffee, and conversation included as well.Please note that this position will be posted until September 30th. Applications will be reviewed in the following weeks and candidates will receive a status update by October 15th.
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The companys portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal, and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray Nutrish, Kibbles n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.Brand:Looking to pursue an internship that can launch your career in your field of study? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands offers a robust 12-week summer immersive & transformative internship experience that will present you with a meaningful business problem to ideate and collaborate cross-functionally that will lead to you presenting recommended solution(s) to improve the business. Post Consumer Brands is unique as our core values & mission is at the forefront of our efforts. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey.Location Description:Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.Responsibilities:Looking to pursue a career in
Data Science ? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands is looking for a
Data Science Intern
for a 12-week summer 2024 immersive & transformative internship experience. Post Consumer Brands is unique as our core values & mission is at the forefront of our efforts. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey and help us deliver our purpose of:
To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all.JOB FUNCTIONThe Data & Analytics department at Post Consumer Brands is growing! Our teams mission is to empower all stakeholders to maximize business value by ensuring that trusted data and analytics are available at the right time. Working alongside the Data Engineering and Reporting teams, the Data Science team will leverage technical expertise, business acumen and curiosity to deliver high quality data science solutions to key business stakeholders. Your work will be enabled by a modern technology stack including Python, Snowflake (Snowpark ML, Snowflake Cortex) and dbt.As an intern, you will provide data science support to the broader organization, gaining the opportunity to extract meaningful patterns from enterprise data assets. You will help to develop new ML models, engineer robust ML pipelines and explore new data sources across the organization. Interns in the past have been given the opportunity to share their findings with leadership and have had the opportunity to meet key stakeholders here at PCB.ResponsibilitiesThe
Data Science Intern
will assist in a number of projects. Assignments may include work such as:ML Model Development and Enhancement This includes identifying optimal model methodology, evaluation criteria and hyperparameter tuning.Feature Engineering Create meaningful features with data assets to improve production ML models.Data Source Exploration Explore disparate data sources to assess their value and usability in analytics solutions.Ad Hoc analysis Dive into solving business problems partnering with stakeholders in the organization.Data Visualization Create insightful dashboards and charts to aid in storytelling with business partners.Use Python, R and SQL to analyze and extract insights that will enhance decision making capabilities.Specific project and operational roles will be identified 30-60 days prior to the start of the internship, based on business need and intern interests.Qualifications:Candidates must be pursuing a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree or at an institution with an accredited program in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or related field with a graduation date in 2026Curiosity to ask the why behind things, and creative problem solving to figure it outExperience in Python (Pandas, scikit-learn, Pyspark, plotly) , R (tidyverse, ggplot) and SQLProficiency in reporting tools such as Excel, Power BI or TableauDemonstrated understanding of Statistical Modeling or Machine Learning concepts and the ability to develop predictive modelsAbility to work independently and in teams and bring joy while doing soStrong written and oral communication skillsAbility to handle confidential information and use discretion within and outside of the organizationWe are unable to proceed with candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the futurePreferred QualificationsPrevious internship or work experienceDemonstrated interest in or prior experience with modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks or HadoopInterest in the consumer packaged goods / manufacturing industry with the desire to start a career with Post Consumer Brands after graduationAdditional Program Information & PerksOffering competitive compensationAccess to a dynamic internship event program including development, networking, & social activitiesEligible for subsidized housing & $2,500 relocation stipendCereal galore enjoy a variety of cereal and oatmeal options in our break room, for free. Free milk, coffee, and conversation included as well.Please note that this position will be posted until September 30th. Applications will be reviewed in the following weeks and candidates will receive a status update by October 15th.