Data Scientist Specialist

Job Responsibilities:

• Formulating, suggesting, and managing data-driven projects which are geared at furthering the business's interests.
• Collating and cleaning data from various entities for later use by junior data scientists.
• Delegating tasks to Junior Data Scientists in order to realize the successful completion of projects.
• Monitoring the performance of Junior Data Scientists and providing them with practical guidance, as needed.
• Selecting and employing advanced statistical procedures to obtain actionable insights.
• Cross-validating models to ensure their generalizability.
• Producing and disseminating non-technical reports that detail the successes and limitations of each project.
• Suggesting ways in which insights obtained might be used to inform business strategies.
• Staying informed about developments in Data Science and adjacent fields to ensure that outputs are always relevant.

Skills And Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills with the ability to confidently work with cross-functional teams across the globe and to present information to all levels of the organization.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills - ability to develop hypotheses, understand and interpret data within the context of the product/business - solve problems and distill data into actionable recommendations. Intellectual and analytical curiosity - an initiative to dig into the why what & how.
• Strong number crunching and quantitative skills. Basic proficiency in ML techniques - clustering, decision tree learning, naïve Bayes, support vector machines, Q-learning, temporal difference, adversarial networks, and neural networks would be a plus
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint. Good hands-on experience in SQL. Experience in Text Analytics and natural Language Processing.
• Experience with Google Analytics, Optimize, Tag Manager, and other Google Suite tools is required. Experience in Python/R or equivalent tools is also in Google Analytics, Optimize, Tag Manager, and other Google Suite tools. Experience in Python/R or any equivalent tools is mandatory.
• Understanding of Business analytics tools and statistical programming languages. An advanced degree in Data Science/Data Analytics or Math/Statistics would be preferred.

Perquisites & Benefits:

• Opportunity to work with India's no.1 crowdfunding platform.
• Be a part of a young, smart, and rapidly growing team with management from Ivy League and Premier colleges.
• Competitive compensation and incentives.
• Fun, casual, relaxed, and flexible work environment.