Intern, Data Analytics

Overview

CACTUS is a remote-first organization and we embrace an accelerate from anywhere culture. You may be required to travel to our Mumbai office based on business requirements or for company/team events.

In today’s data-driven world, Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Analytics are at the heart of strategic decision-making. Organizations rely on data to uncover trends, optimize operations, and drive innovation. As a Data Analyst Intern, you’ll be part of this exciting transformation—learning how to turn raw data into meaningful insights that influence real business outcomes. This internship is your gateway to understanding how data shapes industries and empowers smarter decisions.

Responsibilities

As a Data Analyst Intern, you’ll gain practical experience by working on real-world projects alongside seasoned data professionals. You will:

• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders using strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Apply logical reasoning, critical thinking, and mathematical techniques to solve complex business problems.
• Interpret and analyze data from multiple sources to generate actionable insights.
• Write and optimize SQL queries to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data.
• Build data models using core data warehousing concepts.
• Design and develop interactive dashboards and visualizations using Power BI.
  
  

Qualifications And Prerequisites

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• A strong passion for data analytics and a proactive attitude toward learning.
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts such as facts, dimensions, primary/foreign keys, and joins.
• Project experience or Cerification of SQL, Excel, and Power BI is mandatory.
• Familiarity with Python for data wrangling and automation, including stored procedures is an added advantage.
• Exposure to digital data sources such as Google Analytics, search engines, email campaigns, and social media platforms.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  
  

Application Process

Before applying, please ensure you meet the role requirements listed above and have legal authorization to work in the country where this role is advertised. Our selection process typically involves an initial screening by a recruiter, a technical assessment, and two to three interview rounds. For this role, there will be a recruiter screening round and a technical interview.

Equal Opportunity

Our hiring practices reflect our commitment to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed. We celebrate the uniqueness of our team members and prohibit discrimination of any kind, based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Accelerating from Anywhere

As a remote-first organization, these are essential attributes we look for in all our candidates.

• Taking ownership of your work with minimal supervision, showing strong ability to organize, prioritize and deliver results independently.
• Documenting work that brings everyone on the same page.
• Maturity to choose between synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.
• Effectively collaborating with colleagues across different time zones by setting dedicated hours for collaboration and keeping team members updated through your MS Teams status.
  
  

About CACTUS

Established in 2002, Cactus Communications (cactusglobal.com) is a leading technology company that specializes in expert services and AI-driven products which improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Its flagship brand Editage offers a comprehensive suite of researcher solutions, including expert services and cutting-edge AI products like Mind the Graph, Paperpal, and R Discovery. With offices in Princeton, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Mumbai and a global workforce of over 3,000 experts, CACTUS is a pioneer in workplace best practices and has been consistently recognized as a great place to work.