Supply Chain Planning Analyst Intern Applied AI

Primary Function of Position

We are looking for a Data Science Intern who will support our Supply Chain Planning team. Minimizing supply chain risk and optimizing our planning operations including demand and supply planning inventory optimization will ensure surgeons and their associated institutions will have the products needed to succeed in providing better patient outcomes. The ideal candidate should be highly skilled in data analytics including visualization and use advanced data modeling predictive modeling and advanced data and AI techniques to interpret key findings from company data and translate these insights into initiatives that will support business outcomes. By the end of the internship you will deliver: A productionready prototype (or MVP) for 1-2 planning use cases (e.g. Automated parameter tuning or exception management/Triage using ML). Finally the intern will deliver an Executivefriendly readout and reproducible assets (code notebooks documentation). The internship is officebased with collaboration across crossfunctional teams including Supply Chain Planning Data Engineering IT and Analytics.

Essential Job Duties

• Work with business users to identify opportunities for data science value adds

• Research/Model data and build comprehensive reports and dashboards that enhance business area

• Use business data statistical methods and/or suitable ML techniques to provide insight into business performance and suggest areas and methods of improving operations.

• Present insights and recommendations to management for judgment making and strategic planning.

• Work with data analysts and business users at Global Operations to enable reports that maintain long-term value.

• Utilize cutting edge technologies such as Gen AI Agentic AI to provide business value

• Develop and automate reports iteratively build and prototype dashboards and data products to provide insights at scale solving for data needs.

• Be a pioneer in the data space and present your research and insights to all levels of the company

Example Project Tracks:

• Planner Exception Intelligence: Build a model to prioritize which signals/exceptions planners address first; measure reduction in review time by 20%.

• Inventory Parameter Optimization: Use ML to recommend safety stock or reorder points per SKUlocation aligned to target service levels; simulate improvements in stockouts and inventory turns

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience in either Python or R ecosystem providing data-based solutions

• Knowledge of and experience using data-based concepts and statistical techniques; Practical knowledge of Machine Learning techniques and Big Data analysis and predictive analytics

• Experience working with databases and creating dashboards / other data products using all relevant data to inform outcomes.

• Excellent SQL skills ability to perform effective querying involving multiple tables and subqueries.

• Proven problem solving quantitative and data abilities.

• Statistical Skills and method familiarity

• Inquisitiveness with a desire for continuous improvement

Required Education and Training

• Current enrollment in a Quantitative (Statistics Computer Science Math Data Science) Supply Chain Management or related degree seeking program at the Bachelors or Masters level.

Working Conditions None

Preferred Skills and Experience  
Familiarity with:

• Git Regression Monte Carlo Simulation Random Forests Time Series analysis Principal Component Analysis R Shiny Markov Chains CI/CD Statistical Hypothesis Testing ggplot Clustering Trending Analysis

Additional Information :

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR 743.13(b)) some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employeeswho are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the governments licensing process can take 3 to 6 months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (TCP) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employeesstart date which may or may not be flexible and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay (paid at an hourly rate) benefits and a housing allowance. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including relevant skills and experience for this internship degree-seeking academic program (PhD Masters Bachelors etc) year in school and location. The hourly rate is prorated against the intern program salaries listed and total program compensation will be based on internship duration.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Intern