Research Analyst Intern

Research Analyst Intern The Company:

GIA is the world's foremost authority in gemology. GIA is a global organization with headquarters located in Carlsbad, CA. GIA in Carlsbad boasts a 17-acre ocean view campus that accommodates approximately 800 of its 3,400 total employees worldwide. It offers many competitive health and commuter benefits that promote the well-being of its employees as well as that of the environment.

The Location:

This position is located in

Las Vegas, Nevada Job Overview:

The Research Analyst Intern works at the intersection of research and technology, playing a key role in supporting innovative diamond research as it moves from concept to implementation. In this role, you'll gain hands-on experience helping research teams clarify objectives, document findings, and prepare research outputs for high-quality technical development. This internship offers meaningful exposure to the research lifecycle. You'll assist with validating research outcomes, testing system behavior, and reviewing analytical and technical deliverables to ensure accuracy and quality before release. You'll support multiple research initiatives as they approach completion and transition into production environments. Throughout the internship, you'll contribute to research analysis, documentation, and process improvement, helping ensure projects are well-structured and thoughtfully executed. You'll collaborate closely with research leadership, engineers, and technical teams, gaining firsthand insight into how advanced research ideas become real-world solutions. If you're motivated by exploration, collaboration, and supporting impactful research, this role provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge innovation.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Review, refine, and contribute to technical, analytical, and research documentation to ensure accuracy, clarity, and alignment with research objectives
• Validate system behavior, data outputs, calculations, and workflows through structured testing against expected research outcomes
• Identify and assist in resolving defects, data issues, and inconsistencies, collaborating with technical teams to support timely resolution
• Apply technical skills and analytical thinking to support the resolution of complex, research driven problems
• Partner with research leaders, engineers, and technical stakeholders to support the development, validation, and delivery of research driven products
• Assist in preparing research deliverables for final review and release by confirming completeness, traceability, and adherence to quality standards
• Provide post release support for research products, including issue analysis and resolution, documentation maintenance, and collaboration on enhancements or refinements for internal and external facing solutions

Skills & Abilities:

• Strong attention to detail and critical thinking with an interest in understanding how systems, data, and processes work
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable collaborating with both technical and non-technical team members in a learning environment
• Experience using common tools such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, or similar is expected.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Academic coursework or personal projects involving 3D geometry, game development, computer-aided design (CAD), or algorithm design are highly valued
• Employee may be required, from time to time, to work overtime Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request, to enable them to perform the essential functions of their job, as required by law. GIA provides employees with a safe work environment through the provision of internal safety policies and procedures, safety awareness and training, and appropriate safety equipment as recommended and/or prescribed by governing regulatory agencies. Employee is required to comply with all safety policies, procedures, directives, and/or warnings

Pay Range:

$24/hr. An Equal Opportunity Employer All employment decisions are made without regard to unlawful considerations of race, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

Disclaimer:

This job description indicates in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification and it may be changed by management at any time. Other duties may also apply. Nothing in this job description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between the Company and its employees. Working at GIA With a reach that spans the globe — GIA is a nonprofit institute dedicated to ensuring the public trust in gems and jewelry through cutting edge gemological research and rigorous education programs. We have shaped the gem industry, protected millions of consumers and taught generations of jewelers and gemologists all over the world since 1931. Comprising over 3,000 employees in 13 countries, GIA is a place of diversity, innovation, creativity and engagement. Whether you are passionate about science, history, design, education, IT or a corporate career, GIA has a place for you. Join one of the world's most colorful and brilliant industries with an organization that serves the public good by bringing knowledge and objectivity to gems and jewelry. What GIA Does Research that deepens the world's understanding of gems and jewelry manufacturing and shares these findings with academia, the industry, and the gem-buying public Education that builds careers and enhances the knowledge and integrity of the gem and jewelry industry Standard setting that protects those who buy gems by ensuring the qualities of gems and jewelry are objectively and consistently described Laboratory services that provide an unbiased and scientific assessment of gem quality Employee Benefits GIA offers competitive salaries and exceptional benefits as well as training opportunities to employees all over the globe. An Equal Opportunity Employer All employment decisions are made without regard to unlawful considerations of race, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request. Crime Statistics (For U.S. Only) In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Act, GIA's current annual crime statistics are available at:

Clery Report:

Annual Disclosure of Campus Security Policies and Crime Statistics