Master's Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or other quantitative discipline
8-10 years of prior research, data science, or analytical modeling experience in the aforementioned
domains and are familiar with:
• statistical and technical tools for analysis (R, Python, SQL, SAS, Cognos, etc.)
• automated machine learning tools (Matplotlib, RapidMiner, DataRobot)
• retail banking or transaction processing industries
Strong quantitative background to perform daily statistical analyses and coding tasks and are
fluent in:
• risk analytics, pricing, risk modeling
• pattern recognition or machine learning
• data mining, manipulation, analysis, charting and other visualization and reporting tools
• large data sets, working with distributed computing tools a plus (Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, etc.)
Research mindset with bias towards action and have the ability to structure a project from idea to
experimentation to prototype to implementation by
• manipulating and analyzing complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources including normalized & de-normalized data
• demonstrating a strong passion for empirical research and for answering hard questions with data
• taking a flexible analytic approach that allows for results at varying levels of precision
• can communicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner to nontechnical stakeholders
Driven and focused self-starter - great communicator - amazing follow-through - aggressively tackle your work and love the responsibility of being individually empowered.
What your DNA looks like.
• Passion to win: Thrives in a competitive environment, does what it takes to be THE market leader
• Communicative: Must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively present and explain information to internal and external clients
• Resourceful: Resourceful, figure-it-out-and-get-it-done mentality. Ability to work independently in a team environment and help resolve any impasses during a project
• Organized: Must be able to prioritize daily, weekly and monthly tasks and possess a "sense of urgency"
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