Summer 2026

Macroeconomic Data Science Intern

Posted on 4/23/2026

Realty Income

Realty Income

501-1,000 employees

Net lease REIT delivering monthly dividends

Compensation Overview

$21 - $25/hr

San Diego, CA, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role with in-office Mon-Thu in San Diego, CA.

Bachelor's

Category
Data & Analytics (1)
Required Skills
Scikit-learn
Microsoft Azure
Python
Data Science
Apache Spark
SQL
Machine Learning
AWS
Pandas

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Requirements
  • A student who will be a rising Senior during the summer of 2026 pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Machine Learning, or related field
  • Solid foundation and programming experience in Python, SQL, and distributed computing frameworks like Spark
  • Practical experience with core machine learning and data libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, and PySpark, along with statistical analysis and modeling techniques
  • Familiarity with cloud computing platforms such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services for data processing and model deployment
  • Strong analytical thinking with ability to synthesize complex information and conceptualize data-driven solutions
  • Ability to foster strong collaborative relationships and communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders
  • Team player who displays self-confidence, encourages collaboration, and contributes positively to team culture
  • Demonstrated integrity and commitment to the highest ethical standards and personal values
  • Self-motivation and initiative to organize and prioritize work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and validate predictive models using Python and ML frameworks to forecast economic trends and their business impacts
  • Conduct comprehensive analysis of macroeconomic indicators and their correlations with sector performance, tracking how policy changes, geopolitical events, and market cycles influence sector rotations and business outcomes
  • Develop systematic approaches to monitor and analyze sector rotation patterns, identifying leading and lagging economic indicators that signal shifts in market dynamics and their potential impact on company performance and strategic positioning
  • Create interactive dashboards and comprehensive reports to communicate complex economic trends, model results, and actionable insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Build reusable data features and model components that can be applied across different economic analysis projects, continuously monitoring model performance and implementing improvements to enhance predictive accuracy
  • Ensure data integrity through robust validation processes, maintain comprehensive documentation of economic data sources, methodologies, and model assumptions to support reproducible research and compliance requirements
  • Stay current with economic research, market trends, and emerging data science techniques, contributing to the development of new analytical approaches for understanding macro-business relationships
Desired Qualifications
  • Economic knowledge or knowledge of macroeconomics, financial markets, and sector analysis (preferred but not required)

Realty Income is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on net lease properties and pays investors reliable monthly dividends. It earns rental income from a broad portfolio of long-term leased properties across retail, industrial, and agricultural assets (including vineyards), with tenants responsible for most property expenses. This structure provides stable, predictable cash flows that Realty Income distributes as dividends. The company emphasizes a diversified tenant base and prudent financial management with a conservative capital structure to reduce risk. Its goal is to deliver steady, risk-adjusted returns and long-term value for shareholders while maintaining transparency and sustainable, ethical practices.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Escondido, California

Founded

1969

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • August 2026 Q2 raised AFFO guidance to $4.44-$4.45 after 3.8% quarterly growth.
  • Q2 2026 occupancy stayed 98.8%, with 102.7% rent recapture on re-leased units.
  • August 2026 issued $1.0 billion convertible notes, funding buybacks and acquisitions.

What critics are saying

  • August 2026 convertibles add dilution pressure if O trades above the capped-call strike.
  • The Cloud Capital data-center push concentrates execution risk in Northern Virginia and Europe.
  • Retail bankruptcies still flow through lease rejections and expirations, hitting rental cash flow.

What makes Realty Income unique

  • Realty Income owns 15,588 properties across 92 industries, limiting tenant shocks.
  • July 2026 Cloud Capital JV adds hyperscale data centers and investment-grade tenants.
  • Its 673 consecutive monthly dividends signal balance-sheet discipline and access to capital.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Hybrid Work Options

Remote Work Options

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Wellness Program

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

8%

1 year growth

8%

2 year growth

8%
BusinessDen
Aug 21st, 2026
The pipeline: commercial real estate deals for 8.21.26.

The pipeline: commercial real estate deals for 8.21.26. This week's sales and leases include everything from a Tesla service center in Centennial to a furniture showroom on Broadway. An apartment building is show under construction in Lakewood in August 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) By: Matt Geiger Published: August 21, 2026 BAM475 LLC purchased the real estate for D'Amore Interiors at 475 S. Broadway in Denver for $5.4 million from D & B Real Estate LLC. Sam Leger and Graham Trotter represented the seller. David Leuthold of St. Charles Town Co. represented the buyer. 4510 Everett Ct LLC purchased a six-unit, townhome-style building at 4510 Everett Court in Wheat Ridge for $1.33 million from 4510 Everett LLC. Louis Passarello represented the seller. Realty Income US Core Plus 2 LP purchased the real estate for a Tesla service center in Centennial for $28 million from Shea Properties.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 16th, 2026
Six blue chips yield $54,000 annually on $920,000 without risky high-yield traps

A $920,000 portfolio of six blue-chip dividend stocks can generate approximately $54,000 in annual income whilst avoiding high-yield traps that erode capital over time, according to a recent analysis. The portfolio comprises five Dividend Kings or Aristocrats alongside one real estate investment trust. Johnson & Johnson yields roughly 2.3% after raising its dividend for the 64th consecutive year. Procter & Gamble offers about 3% after its 70th straight annual increase. Coca-Cola yields 2.5%, McDonald's approximately 2.6%, and PepsiCo close to 3.8% following its recent 4% hike. Realty Income provides the highest yield at 5.2%, having paid 670 consecutive monthly dividends whilst maintaining 99% portfolio occupancy. The strategy prioritises dividend growth over immediate high yields, which often signal unsustainable payouts from leveraged funds or mortgage REITs facing distribution cuts.

PR Newswire
Aug 14th, 2026
Realty Income announces closing of $1.0 billion convertible senior notes offering.

Realty Income announces closing of $1.0 billion convertible senior notes offering. Aug 14, 2026, 16:05 ET SAN DIEGO, Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company(R), today announced the closing of its previously announced private offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.750% convertible senior notes due 2031 (the "notes") in a private offering (the "offering") to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The offering represents the aggregate of both the previously announced offering of $875.0 million, as well as the full exercise of the $125.0 million option to purchase additional notes granted by Realty Income to the initial purchasers of the notes. In connection with the pricing of the notes and the exercise by the initial purchasers of their option to purchase additional notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain financial institutions. The cap price of the capped call transactions was initially approximately $83.55 per share of Realty Income's common stock, which represented a premium of approximately 35.0% above the closing price of Realty Income's common stock of $61.89 per share on the New York Stock Exchange on August 11, 2026. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $981.9 million, after deducting the initial purchasers' discounts and commissions and Realty Income's estimated offering expenses. Realty Income used approximately $33.2 million of the net proceeds from the offering to pay the cost of the capped call transactions described above. Realty Income used approximately $188.7 million of the net proceeds from the offering to repurchase approximately 3.0 million shares of its common stock concurrently with the pricing of the offering in privately negotiated transactions effected through one of the initial purchasers of the notes or its affiliate, as Realty Income's agent. Realty Income intends to use the remainder of the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, the repayment or repurchase of certain indebtedness (including borrowings under Realty Income's revolving credit facilities and commercial paper programs), foreign currency swaps or other hedging instruments, the development, redevelopment and acquisition of additional properties, acquisition or business combination transactions, and the expansion and improvement of certain properties in Realty Income's portfolio. Important Information The offer and sale of the notes and any shares of Realty Income's common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or any other securities laws, and the notes and any such shares cannot be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any offer or sale of, the notes (or any shares of Realty Income's common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes) in any state or jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. About Realty Income Realty Income (NYSE: O), an S&P 500 company, is real estate partner to the world's leading companies(R). Founded in 1969, we serve our clients as a full-service real estate capital provider. As of June 30, 2026, we have a portfolio of over 15,500 properties in all 50 U.S. states, the United Kingdom, and eight other countries in Europe. We are known as "The Monthly Dividend Company(R)" and have a mission to invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. Since our founding, we have declared 673 consecutive monthly dividends and are a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats(R) index for having increased our dividend for over 31 consecutive years. Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the intended use of the net proceeds. Forward-looking statements represent Realty Income's current expectations regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. Among those risks and uncertainties are market conditions, the satisfaction of the closing conditions related to the offering and risks relating to Realty Income's business, including those described in periodic reports that Realty Income files from time to time with the SEC. Realty Income may not consummate the offering described in this press release and, if the offering is consummated, cannot provide any assurances regarding its ability to effectively apply the net proceeds as described above. The forward-looking statements included in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release, and Realty Income does not undertake to update the statements included in this press release for subsequent developments, except as may be required by law. SOURCE Realty Income Corporation

StockTitan
Aug 12th, 2026
Realty Income Expects to Buy Back 3 Million Shares With Notes Proceeds

The 3.750% notes mature in 2031, with about $859M in estimated net proceeds; settlement is scheduled for Aug. 14, subject to closing conditions.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 11th, 2026
Realty Income raises full-year guidance after Q2 AFFO per share climbs 3.8% to $1.09

Realty Income Corporation reported solid second-quarter results, with adjusted funds from operations per share rising 3.8% year-over-year to $1.09. Management raised its full-year AFFO guidance and investment target following the results. The company's portfolio occupancy stood at 98.8% at quarter-end, with same-store rental revenues increasing 1.2%. Revenues grew to $1.55 billion from $1.41 billion year-over-year. Despite the positive results, shares declined 0.54% to $62.36 on 6 August, the first trading session after the earnings announcement. The stock has gained 9.8% year-to-date but has underperformed the broader REIT and Equity Trust retail industry. Realty Income's portfolio included 15,588 properties across 92 industries at quarter-end, providing diversification advantages over smaller net-lease operators.

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