What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern - AXIS Research Center position at axiscapital?
This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.
At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process.
Intern – AXIS Research Center
How does this role contribute to our collective success?
The Axis Research Center is searching for student interns from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to provide data processing support to our senior staff within the Exposure Management division. This internship will provide an opportunity to experience the insurance industry and see what a career at AXIS is like first-hand. Interns receive on-the-job training and the opportunity to work on a variety of data analytics projects.
What will you do in this role?
Standard day-to-day activities will involve processing data on behalf of the project teams. The intern must be comfortable working with structured and unstructured data from disparate sources, writing custom SQL scripts, and using standard ETL methods as needed. The output will directly impact the business insights and decision making of the company.
This is a part time position during the semester while school is in session and full time (37.5 hours/week) during the summer. The intern must be available between 8am and 6pm on weekdays. The minimum availability is 12 to 15 hours a week. Ideally, the intern should be able to work 20 hours a week.
You may also be required to take on additional duties, responsibilities and activities appropriate to the nature of this role.
About You:
We encourage you to bring your own experience and expertise to the table, so while there are some qualifications and experiences, we need you to have, we are open to discussing how your individual knowledge might lend itself to fulfilling this role and help us achieve our goals.
What you need to have:
- Integrate with project teams and work closely with senior staff
- Write custom SQL code for data processing, ETL, data aggregation
- Build custom views/ virtual tables
- Clean the source data as needed
- Manage structured and unstructured data
- Work with multiple data sources and disparate data types
- Improve on current data flows and processing efforts
- Take existing Excel VBA processes and standardize with SQL scripts
- Report on specific metrics
- Develop and maintain technical and process-based documentation
What we prefer you to have:
- Experience scripting in Python or R
- Experience with visualization tools
- Big Data tools
- Any cloud computing (DataBricks, Azure)
Role Factors:
In this role, you will typically be required to:
Be able to lift 10 lbs
Be in the office 3 days per week
What we offer:
For this position, we currently expect to offer an hourly wage of $21-25 USD per hour. Your salary offer will be based on an assessment of a variety of factors including your specific experience and work location.
Where this role is based in the United States of America, this role is Non-Exempt for FLSA purposes.
Salary : $21 - $25
