Data Scientist, Specialist

Vanguard Group, Inc.

• $110K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum of five years in analytical roles, including data wrangling experience.
  • Proficiency in programming for large-scale data preparation.
  • Strong knowledge of statistical and machine learning methods required.
  • Undergraduate degree in Analytics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, or related field; graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Leads complex analytics projects with a focus on quality control and risk assessment.
  • Executes diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to inform business decisions.
  • Identifies and resolves data inconsistencies and gaps through comprehensive documentation.
  • Engages with senior leadership to understand business processes and analytics requirements.
  • Guides research design and model validation, providing rich statistical consultation.
  • Communicates complex analytical insights to business leaders effectively.
  • Contributes to special projects and performs additional duties as needed.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment fostering professional development.
  • Opportunity to mentor and lead a team of analysts and data scientists.
  • Engagement in large strategic initiatives contributing to analytical community growth.
Full Job Description

Core Responsibilities

  • Leads the execution of large scale, more complex analytics projects. Applies significant quality control and risk assessment of the model, methodologies, outputs, and processes for major data science projects.
  • Leads and executes deep dive diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to support data-driven business decision making. Creates alternative model approaches to assess complex model design and advance future capabilities. Mentors and develops junior data scientists and analysts.
  • Identifies and diagnoses data inconsistencies and errors, documents data assumptions, and forages to fill data gaps.
  • Engages with senior leadership to understand and probe business processes in order to develop hypotheses. Brings structure to requests and translates requirements into an analytic approach.
  • 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.
  • Prepares and delivers insight presentations and action recommendations. Communicates complex analytical findings and implications to business leaders.
  • Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.


Qualifications

  • 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.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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