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.