Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
Shape your future with a dynamic internship experience at New York Life.Your internship journey is designed to challenge you through hands-on work experience that will equip you with valuable skills you can use anywhere. You will build your network through collaboration and connection with talented interns and experienced employees through team-building activities, mentorship programs, and fun social events. By the end of your internship, you'll be equipped with new skills and a network that will propel you forward in your career journey.
Role Overview:
Beginning in June and ending in August, this 10-week summer internship is part of the New York Life Direct (NYLD) program, the industry leader in direct-to-consumer life insurance. NYLD delivers streamlined life insurance solutions directly to individuals, bypassing traditional agent models.
As an Advanced Analytics (Data Science) Intern, you will be a member of the Advanced Analytics team, supporting data-driven decision-making across the business. The program offers valuable professional development through practical experience, exposure to senior leaders, and collaboration across functions including Finance, Marketing, Product, Research and Underwriting Strategy, Technology, Actuarial, and Insurance Operations.
This role follows a hybrid work model, with in-person workdays Tuesday-Thursday at our Tampa office.
What You'll Do:
As part of the Advanced Analytics team, you will:
- Support team members in daily analytics functions, including data querying, data preparation/manipulation, and exploratory data analysis
- Contribute to multiple analytics projects, which may include:
- Test design and analysis
- Ad-hoc analytical requests
- Development of proof-of-concept models
- Evaluation of variables for modeling purposes
- Apply academic learning to real-world business problems in a professional environment
- Build a foundational understanding of New York Life Direct's business and analytics capabilities
- Participate in professional development workshops, networking events, and team-building activities
- Engage with senior professionals through fireside chats and structured networking opportunities
- Be considered for a potential full-time role after graduation
What You'll Accomplish by the End of the Internship
By the end of the internship, you will have:
- A basic understanding of NYLD's business related to the project areas you support
- A foundational understanding of NYLD's analytics database infrastructure
- Completed several low- to moderate-complexity data tasks in support of assigned analytics projects
- Successfully delivered 1-2 medium to high-priority analytical projects under manager supervision
- Presented insights through influential presentations and discussions, including:
- At least one midpoint presentation
- One final presentation
- Received positive feedback from business stakeholders on the majority of presentations
What You'll Bring
You bring strong communication skills, intellectual curiosity, and a desire to learn and grow in a data-driven environment. You are comfortable working with data, thinking analytically, and collaborating with others to solve complex problems.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Currently pursuing (or in the process of completing) a graduate degree in a technical field such as:
- Data Science
- Statistics
- Mathematics
- Economics
- Or a related discipline
- Basic proficiency in SQL and a statistical programming language such as R or Python
- Coursework in statistics, including regression modeling and design of experiments (preferred)
- Experience with data querying, data preparation, exploratory data analysis, and statistical modeling through coursework or project work
- Coding experience in an AWS environment is a plus
- Demonstrated leadership or meaningful contribution to academic, campus, or community activities
Application Details
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis
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Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $30/hr
Overtime eligible: Nonexempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
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We believe in a diverse workforce because it is our mission to advocate for the financial security and success of people in every community. This is why diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are guiding principles that are embedded in our brand and our culture. Click here to learn more about how we have been recognized for our leadership.
Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.
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What We Do
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of integrity, mutuality, and financial strength fuels a future defined by bold transformation.
As the largest mutual life insurance company in the U.S., we operate on behalf of our policy owners—not shareholders. That structure allows us to take a long-term view, investing in people, purpose, and innovation that endures.
Guided by a clear enterprise vision to become a technology-, data-, and AI-powered company, we’re modernizing our platforms, rearchitecting experiences, and embedding intelligence across our products and services.
Our mission has always been about helping people through life’s most meaningful moments. Today, technology is amplifying that mission—enabling us to serve clients, advisors, and communities in more personalized, proactive ways.
With a diversified business portfolio spanning insurance, investments, retirement, group benefits, and direct-to-consumer offerings, New York Life delivers the stability of a Fortune 100 company with the agility of one that’s continuously evolving.
We’re powered by a values-led culture, inclusive teams, and a shared belief that when our people thrive, so does our company. Here, tradition fuels momentum—and your ideas, energy, and growth power what’s next.
Why Work With Us
New York Life is transforming from the inside out—blending 180 years of trust with the velocity of innovation. What makes us different is our culture: grounded in integrity, humanity, and shared success—values that show up in how we work, lead, and grow. If you want a place where innovation has purpose—build what's next with us.
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