Data Scientist

Job Title- Data Scientist

Job Responsibilities:

• Identify valuable data sources and automate collection processes.
• Undertake pre-processing of structured and unstructured data
• Very good experience in Time Series Forecasting.
• Analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns.
• Build predictive models and machine-learning algorithms.
• Combine models through ensemble modelling.
• Present information using data visualization techniques.
• Propose solutions and strategies to business challenges.
• Research and develop statistical learning models for data analysis.
• Collaborate with product management and engineering departments to understand company needs and devise possible solutions.
• Keep up to date with latest technology trends.
• Communicate results and ideas to key decision makers.
• Implement new statistical or other mathematical methodologies as needed for specific models or analysis.
• Optimize joint development efforts through appropriate database use and project design.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Statistics, Applied Math, Engineering or relevant field, graduate degree.
• in Data Science or another quantitative field is preferred
• 3-8 years’ practical experience as a Data Scientist or Data Analyst
• Experience with programming languages such as Java/Python an asset
• Understanding of machine-learning and operations research
• Deep Knowledge of SQL and Python; familiarity with Scala, Java or C++ is an asset.
• Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau) and data frameworks (e.g., Hadoop)
• Analytical mind and business acumen
• Strong math skills (e.g., statistics, algebra)
• Extensive background in data mining and statistical analysis
• Able to understand various data structures and common methods in data transformation.
• Excellent pattern recognition and predictive modelling skills
• Problem-solving aptitude
• Excellent communication and presentation skill