Visual Data Scientist Intern

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Internship Overview:

The Advanced Intelligence (AI) team brings the power of data and advanced analytic capabilities such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, visual analytics, and predictive analytics to identify and solve high-value business questions. The AI team is actively seeking a visual data science research intern who will focus on the development and implementation of novel visual analytics solutions to support exploratory and impactful problems across Lilly's clinical research, commercial, or manufacturing services. This role requires creativity, curiosity, and strong collaboration skills to define and prototype visualization approaches that enhance data-driven decision-making in complex domains.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct applied visualization research to explore new techniques, evaluate design approaches, and contribute to tools that support data exploration, decision-making, and storytelling for business and scientific users
• Develop custom visualizations using modern data visualization libraries (e.g., D3.js, Plotly, Vega, Observable) to convey complex insights clearly and effectively
• Build frontend-focused web applications (e.g., using React, Vue, or similar frameworks) that integrate interactive data visualizations and support user-driven exploration of data
• Design clean, intuitive user interfaces and user experiences that enhance usability and engagement with analytical products
• Share and present visual products and design rationale with stakeholders and team members, incorporating feedback iteratively

Basic Qualifications:

• Pursuing a PhD or master's degree in computer science, data science, human-computer interaction, information visualization, or a related technical field
• Demonstrated experience designing and building interactive data visualizations using tools such as D3.js, Vega, Vega-Lite, Plotly, or similar libraries
• Proficient in web development, particularly frontend technologies such as HTML/CSS, JavaScript, React, or Vue, and able to build responsive, user-friendly interfaces
• Understanding of UI/UX principles and best practices for designing intuitive user experiences

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Completed graduate-level coursework or research in data visualization, machine learning, human-centered computing, or visual analytics
• Strong understanding of advanced visualization techniques, including force-directed layouts, network diagrams, and other graph-based algorithms
• Publication in a top-tier visualization or HCI conference or journal (e.g., IEEE VIS, ACM CHI, EuroVis)
• Experience with data science workflows, including data cleaning, transformation, analysis, and visualization in Python or R
• Proficient in building and integrating RESTful APIs to support interactive visual applications
• Experience working in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and using version control tools like Git

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$43,000 - $110,000

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly's compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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