2026 Summer Internship - Sector Analyst, Proprietary Research

ABOUT PROPRIETARY RESEARCH

On our proprietary research team—Market Intelligence—you’ll partner with our Investment Professionals and Compliance team to uncover insights about companies, industries, and the broader economy through deep fundamental research and applying data science and engineering techniques to alternative data sets. You’ll work alongside a talented team with diverse skills, backgrounds, and perspectives.

Our industry researchers, product managers, and data scientists and engineers work together to build compliant research products that answer the questions our investment professionals care about most. We look for other bright, motivated, and collaborative people to join our team and grow with us—a majority of the leaders in our group were promoted from within.

ROLE SUMMARY

As a Sector Analyst, you will provide industry context and business fundamentals to our team of data scientists and engineers and deliver synthesized insights to our Investment Professionals as you partner with them on their research needs. The work is ever evolving, affording opportunities to tackle new challenges alongside research teammates from diverse backgrounds. During the 10-week program based in our New York office, you will gain exposure to:

• Assignment to a sector, where you will develop subject-matter expertise on the key themes and KPIs that drive the industries and companies in your coverage
• Composition of research reports that synthesize findings for our investment professionals
• Interactions directly with our investment professionals, learning the discretionary investment process from them and helping drive more informed investment decisions
• Collaboration with our proprietary research teams including Product, Data Sourcing, and Data Science and Engineering to source and extract the most value out of new and existing data assets 

WHAT EXCITES YOU

• Staying current on the industry trends impacting businesses around the world
• Gaining deep expertise in industries, business models and supply chains
• Synthesizing clear takeaways from complex information derived from both qualitative and quantitative methods
• Understanding the use of alternative data and its role in discretionary investing
• Multi-tasking and switching gears frequently to address the needs of the business
• Taking an experiment-based research approach with freedom to innovate
• Working as part of a cross-functional team made up of Investment, Research, and Compliance professionals

WHAT EXCITES US

• Superb business intuition and a solution-oriented, methodological approach to problem solving
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with and build strong client relationships
• Intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to find out if your conclusions are right or wrong
• People who “elevate the room” through their work ethic, curiosity, and attitude
• Adherence to the highest ethical standards working closely with the firm’s Compliance team

WHAT’S REQUIRED  

• An undergraduate degree or advanced degree with demonstrated academic success
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and project management skills
• Elevated business intuition and an innate ability to structure ambiguous problems and take action to solve them
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• An understanding of and passion for how companies, industries, and sectors operate and function
• Proficiency with Excel and/or data processing/programming (SQL or Python preferred)
• Experience leveraging data analysis as part of fundamental research process for business, public policy, finance, engineering, applied sciences, or other quantitative fields a plus
• 0-2+ years of prior equity/investment/scientific research or consulting experience helpful but not required
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Integrity—You demonstrate 100% commitment to the highest ethical standards
• Ownership—You take charge of your work, uphold your commitments, and always do your best
• Commerciality—You focus on what matters, ask necessary questions, and are diligent about not wasting time
• Humility—You welcome and are receptive to feedback and learn from past mistakes
• Adaptability—You can triage business needs and context switch quickly and efficiently
• Admirability—You elevate the room through your work ethic, domain knowledge, and work product

THE POINT72 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

In addition to the learning and development you’ll receive in your d