Data Scientist, Specialist

Capital Markets Placement

$90K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in analytical roles, with data wrangling expertise.
  • Undergraduate degree in Analytics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, or Statistics; graduate degree preferred.
  • Proficient in Python, R, or SQL, with hands-on experience in machine learning libraries.
  • Strong understanding of data pipelines, wrangling, and statistical techniques.
  • Experience with big data technologies like Spark or Hadoop; familiarity with data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

  • Develop complex queries and programming for data access and preparation.
  • Lead deep dive analytics to inform data-driven business decisions while mentoring junior staff.
  • Identify and address data inconsistencies, documenting assumptions and filling gaps.
  • Engage with internal stakeholders to translate business needs into analytic approaches.
  • Guide test and research design, providing statistical consultation and serving as analytics expert on projects.
  • Deliver presentations of insights and action recommendations to business leaders.
  • Design scalable data mining models to identify trends in large datasets.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for mentorship and leadership development.
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams on large strategic initiatives.
  • Involvement in exploratory research and application of cutting-edge statistical theory.
  • Potential to work with diverse business functions such as marketing, economics, and operations.
Full Job Description

Role Summary

This role leads and executes deep dive diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to support data-driven business decision making, while mentoring junior data scientists and analysts, and applying advanced data science and big data mining techniques to uncover trends, inform strategic initiatives, and drive innovation across diverse business functions.


Responsibilites
1. Develops complex queries and performs extensive programming to access, transform, and prepare data for statistical modeling.
2. Leads and executes deep dive diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to support data-driven business decision making. Mentors and develops junior data scientists and analysts.
3. Identifies and diagnoses data inconsistencies and errors, documents data assumptions, and forages to fill data gaps.
4. Engages with internal stakeholders to understand and probe business processes in order to develop hypotheses. Brings structure to requests and translates requirements into an analytic approach.
5. Guides test design, research design, and model validation. Provides statistical consultation services. Serves as the analytics expert on cross functional teams for large strategic initiatives and contributes to the growth of the Vanguard analytic community.
6. Prepares and delivers insight presentations and action recommendations. Communicates complex analytical findings and implications to business leaders.
7. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
8. Designs scalable data mining models and reporting protocols to identify trends and patterns in massive datasets.
9. Applies modern and emerging data science techniques to solve business problems across functions such as marketing, economics, and operations.
10. Contributes to the advancement of analytics through exploratory research and application of cutting-edge statistical theory.

Qualifications and Skills

  • Minimum of five years related work experience in analytical roles. Experience with data wrangling required - Programming skills to access, transform and prepare large scale data for statistical modeling. Experience utilizing statistical and machine learning methods required.
  • Undergraduate degree in Analytics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or related analytical field of study or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
  • Expertise in programming with Python, R, or SQL; hands-on experience with machine learning libraries (e.g., Scikit-learn, TensorFlow); strong understanding of data pipelines, data wrangling, and statistical techniques; experience in big data environments (Spark/Hadoop); familiarity with visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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