Data Intern | Spring 2026

Grassroots Analytics mission is to provide innovative data solutions to amplify forward-thinking voices causes and people.

Grassroots Analytics (GA) maintains a detailed database on more than 20 million active American donors including data on net worth ideological preferences political donation history non-profit donation history demographics and contact information.

Grassroots Analytics is seeking a Data Intern for the Spring semester of 2026.

Job Description:

Were looking for a Data Intern to bridge the gap between data science and data engineering. This role combines model development and evaluation with the design of scalable observable data systems that make analytics reliable transparent and actionable. Youll work across the data stack to ensure our analytical models and pipelines are accurate monitored and well-documented.

Responsibilities:

• Build audit and optimize predictive and analytical models for accuracy stability and business impact.
• Design and maintain data pipelines that power analytics reporting and modeling workflows.
• Implement monitoring observability and documentation tools to improve data and model reliability.
• Partner with data scientists to productionize models and ensure reproducibility and performance.
• Collaborate with analytics engineering and product teams to improve the overall data user experience.
• Develop standards and frameworks for model governance versioning and auditability.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of data quality metadata and system scalability.

Qualifications:

• Strong foundation in data science (e.g. model building evaluation and statistical analysis).
• Experience with data engineering tools and workflows (SQL Airflow dbt BigQuery etc.).
• Proficiency in Python or similar languages for modeling and automation.
• Familiarity with monitoring observability and documentation practices for data systems.
• Ability to translate complex analytical processes into reliable maintainable infrastructure.

This internship pays $27/hr plus a relocation stipend for those coming from outside the DMV area. The program will run January 26 2026-April 17 2026 with the opportunity to continue into the summer based on performance. This is a full-time in-office position based in our office in Chinatown at 806 7th St NW Washington D.C. 20001.

Grassroots Analytics is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a diverse inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone is empowered to do their best work. Grassroots Analytics does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion gender gender expression age national origin disability marital status sexual orientation or military status.