Integra is hiring entrepreneurial and quantitatively-skilled students/graduates with data analytics experience who are interested in translating their academic interests into the real-world applications to identify, investigate and analyze fraud in various domains, including finance, healthcare and cryptocurrencies. Integra is a boutique economic consulting and forensic analytics firm that has worked with government agencies and private entities to analyze many complex and high-profile schemes. Our team applies data science and econometric techniques and intensely values each employee to take initiative and to be curious while operating as a data detective to solve complex problems. Our main office is also conveniently located adjacent to the UT Austin campus which enables us to closely interface with the academic environment and the university’s top intellectual talent.
As an intern you will code software used to automate processes, scrape and collect large data sets, and perform advanced econometric analysis. You will have flexibility in the programming language used, but scripting languages such as R, Python, and SQL are used most often. The internship is also designed to give you:
- Exposure to how technical degrees such as economics, statistics, finance, engineering, computer science, and physics are used in industry
- Opportunities to work on team-based and individual projects
- Visibility to industry experts
Job Qualifications
- Familiarity with R, SQL, Python, or other scripting languages
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Attention to detail with big-picture understanding
- Ability to work well in teams
- Highest ethical standards
- All education levels (Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D.) welcome
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Skills Required
- Familiarity with R
- Familiarity with SQL
- Familiarity with Python
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work well in teams
- Highest ethical standards
What We Do
We are a financial and economic consulting firm that exists to restore integrity to the financial system through forensic data analytics. Integra has the academic background and the industry expertise to identify and investigate fraud, including potential misreporting by investment banks and ratings agencies, insider trading, crypto scams and fraud, and market manipulation. Our team of academic experts, data scientists, and forensic analysts works with government agencies and law firms in the following areas: 1. Expert Testimony We have a broad range of expertise in analyzing fraud in complex matters. Areas of expertise include securities manipulation, mortgage-backed securities, structured finance, real estate, credit ratings, crypto assets, blockchain, and insider trading. 2. Forensic Data Analysis We have extensive experience applying advanced analytics to investigate fraud, including predictive analysis and econometric modeling. Our expertise with big data means we can extract, transform and analyze varied data to provide defensible, empirical findings. 3. Litigation support We provide start-to-end litigation support including expert testimony. Our eDiscovery services include: data extraction and processing, data culling, intelligent search and data mining.
