Associate Vice President - Analytics/Data Science - IIM/IIT/XLRI/FMS/NIT

The person will be part of the Data Science team for a major Insurance client. He/ She will work with different stakeholders as SME for data engineering/data science work.

A typical work day will involve working with stakeholders in individual contributor role and upscaling the quality of team's deliverables.

The person will also be required to participate actively in brainstorming sessions for improvement opportunities and take it to completion

A suitable candidate should have 8-10 years of experience in a similar role and should possess a go -getter attitude. He/ She should be able to deal with aggressively changing environment.

Experience in insurance preferred but not mandatory.

Key Responsibilities & Skillsets:

Common Skillsets:

- 8+ years of experience in analytics, machine learning, advanced statistical techniques, AI and data engineering jobs.

- Excellent communication & presentation skills

- Experience in managing Python codes and collaborating with customer on model evolution

- Excellent in project management, team management and conflict management skills

- Good knowledge of data base management and Hadoop/Spark, SQL, HIVE, Python (expertise).

- Superior analytical and problem solving skills

- Should be able to work on a problem independently and prepare client ready deliverable with minimal or no supervision

Data Management Skillsets:

- Ability to understand data models and identify ETL optimization opportunities. Exposure to ETL tools is preferred

- Should have strong grasp of advanced SQL functionalities (joins, nested query, and procedures).

- Strong ability to translate functional specifications / requirements to technical requirements

Candidate Profile:

- Bachelors/Master's degree in economics, mathematics, actuarial sciences, computer science/engineering, operations research or related analytics areas; candidates with BA/BS degrees in the same fields from the top tier academic institutions are also welcome to apply

- Strong and in-depth understanding of statistics

- Data analysis experience

- Superior analytical and problem solving skills

- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

- Able to work in fast pace continuously evolving environment and ready to take up challenges

- Able to understand cross cultural differences and can work with clients across the globe