Associate Data Scientist Job Description

Associate Data Scientist Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Associate Data Scientist to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Apply statistical and modeling skills to enhance the understanding of our users at the individual level;
  • Become a resident expert in our data science platform, existing datasets, and schemas;
  • Work on studies and models to encode and automate portions of our investment process;
  • Ideate and collaborate on building predictive models and algorithms to optimize products;
  • Contribute in technical discussions on data standards and tooling;
  • Author production-grade reports, analytics, and dashboards for the above and for portfolio risk measurement;
  • Conduct hands-on research, business intelligence analysis and data mining on large, complex data sets to support the business.

Requirements:

  • BA/BS or graduate degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or related field;
  • A deep understanding of analytic bias, A/B testing, and experimental design;
  • Familiarity with econometrics and financial modeling a plus;
  • Great communication and teamwork skills;
  • Institutional financial, risk management, and/or investment domain experience is a plus;
  • Experience or familiarity in survey data and analysis a plus;
  • Basic experience with Excel;
  • D3.js experience is desirable;
  • Masters or Ph.D. in a quantitative field, or bachelors degree with significant healthcare experience;
  • 2+ years working in an applied data analysis capacity required;
  • Knowledge of Salesforce DMP, Adobe Audience Manager, Oracle BlueKai or other DMPs a plus;
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently;
  • Customer Focus;
  • Experience with consumer behavior and insights analysis (transactional and usage.);
  • Knowledge or background in data engineering is a plus.