Data Scientist Intern - Summer 2026

Rocket Loans
Detroit, MI
As the Data Science Intern with Rocket Loans, you will have an active role in the Lending, Credit, Capital Markets group.

About The Role

  • Test, validate and reformulate models to ensure accurate prediction of outcomes of interest.
  • Research advanced modeling methods as solutions to real business problems and present findings.
  • Partner with Data Engineering to source and stage new datasets, build reproducible data pipelines for model training, scoring, performance monitoring, and reporting.
  • Create QA and automated validation steps for new credit data integrations.
  • Design experiments and provide statistically grounded recommendations.
  • Present findings to business stakeholders across Marketing, Credit, and Capital Markets.

Marketing Mix & Attribution

  • Explore scope and possibly build a prototype of MMM and or MTA models(Bayesian, regression-based, or ML-based) to estimate ROI and identify optimal budget allocation.
  • Explore user-level data such impressions, click at the campaign, and marketing channel level.
  • Quantify marginal return curves, saturation, diminishing returns, and optimal spend levels.
  • Explore and iterate on Direct Mail Response Model (extend to uplift model, MMM or MTA).

Data Engineering & Pipelines

  • Build end-to-end ML pipelines using Python, Spark, Databricks, or MLflow.
  • Automate and iterate on current pipelines ingesting of 100M+ row vendor datasets and create scalable preprocessing workflows.
  • Implement monitoring dashboards tracking drift, data quality, and model stability.

New Product & Modeling Research

  • Investigate modeling strategies for emerging channels (e.g. AI search / GEO, new Direct Mail products, new credit features).
  • Work on a project of interest such as prototype algorithms that improve marketing efficiency or enhance personalization strategies (that solves a business problem).

About You

Minimum Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree, master’s degree, or Ph.D. in technical fields such as data science, applied mathematics, statistics or computer science.
  • Experience of statistical methods generally and particularly in the areas of modeling and business analytics.
  • Ability to communicate insights clearly in both technical and non-technical settings.
  • Proficient knowledge of Python or R.
  • Familiarity with relational databases and SQL.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills and interest in applying machine learning to real business problems.
  • Familiarity with PySpark, SQL, and common ML libraries (pandas, sklearn, XGBoost, statsmodels, etc.).
  • Curiosity, ownership, and a desire to work with large datasets and meaningful business problems.

What You’ll Get

Our team members fuel our strategy, innovation and growth, so we ensure the health and well-being of not just you, but your family, too! We go above and beyond to give you the support you need on an individual level and offer all sorts of ways to help you live your best life. We are proud to offer eligible team members perks and health benefits that will help you have peace of mind. Simply put: We’ve got your back. Check out our full list of Benefits and Perks.

About Us

Headquartered in Detroit, Rocket Loans was established to create the most simple, rocket fast personal loan process. We assembled a top-notch team of individuals combining new, passionate team members with some of the best veterans from Rocket Mortgage to create the most user-friendly lending platform in the world. We have given it our best to create an experience that is best-of-breed in the personal loan industry and commit even more to continuously improving it. At Rocket Loans, you’ll build a career that helps you achieve your professional goals while helping clients get the loans they need to reach their financial goals. We’re looking for innovators and those unafraid to disrupt the status -quo. With an inclusive culture and opportunities to make a positive impact, we’re here to help you foster your career growth.

This job description is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position and may be modified at the discretion of the company at any time. Decisions related to employment are not based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. The company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in completing the application and/or participating in the application process should contact a member of the Human Resources team, at [email protected] .
Posted 2026-01-09

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