IT Data Analyst Intern
Danaher Corporation
Summary
This position is part of the Information Technology (IT) department located in Brea, CA and will be onsite. You will be a part of the Enterprise Data & AI Team and report to the Senior Manager responsible for data management and analytics development.
Job description
In this role, you will have the following opportunities, but are not limited to:
- Supporting the build-out of an enterprise data catalog — profiling datasets, documenting business definitions, and labelling data so it is usable by both people and AI models.
- Engineering and testing features that improve the accuracy of machine learning and AI models across Finance, Service, and Supply Chain use cases.
- Designing and testing prompts for AI agents such as Claude Cowork — evaluating response quality and identifying failure cases.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Math, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or other relevant quantitative fields
- Experience with two or more of the following data science tools in your repertoire: SQL, SAS, R, Python, SPSS, data mining, etc.
- Experience with relational databases and SQL preferred.
- Familiarity with vector databases or semantic search concepts
- Experience with data catalog or data governance tools (e.g. Collibra, Atlan)
- Experience with Microsoft Azure tools
Company overview
Danaher Corporation is a leading global science and technology innovator headquartered in Washington, D.C., specializing in biotechnology, life sciences, and diagnostics. Founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales, the company has evolved from its origins as a manufacturing conglomerate into a premier healthcare technology organization with approximately 63,000 employees worldwide. Danaher operates through three core divisions: biotechnology (28% of revenues), which develops products for therapeutic development; life sciences (31% of revenues), focused on disease identification, new therapies, and drug testing/manufacturing; and diagnostics (41% of revenues), providing instruments, consumables, and software for disease diagnosis. The company's portfolio includes renowned brands such as Beckman Coulter, Cytiva, Pall Corporation, Cepheid, Leica Microsystems, and Abcam, serving pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, healthcare providers, and research institutions globally. Danaher is distinguished by its Danaher Business System (DBS), a continuous improvement methodology that drives innovation and operational excellence. With 2024 revenues of $23.9 billion, the company ranks 180th on the Fortune 500 and plays a critical role in advancing scientific research, improving diagnostic capabilities, and accelerating the development of life-saving therapies.