Vice President - Data Science - BFSI

Job Responsibilities:

- Work as the lead data strategist, identifying and integrating new datasets that can be leveraged through our product capabilities and work closely with the engineering team to strategize and execute the development of data products

- Execute analytical experiments methodically to help solve various problems and make a true impact across various domains and industries

- Identify relevant data sources and sets to mine for client business needs, and collect large structured and unstructured datasets and variables

- Devise and utilize algorithms and models to mine big data stores, perform data and error analysis to improve models, and clean and validate data for uniformity and accuracy

- Analyze data for trends and patterns, and Interpret data with a clear objective in mind

- Implement analytical models into production by collaborating with software developers and machine learning engineers.

- Communicate analytic solutions to stakeholders and implement improvements as needed to operational systems

Skills and Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree in statistics, applied mathematics, or related discipline

- 7+ years experience in data science

- Proficiency in data mining, mathematics, and statistical analysis

- Banking industry experience - preferably Retail Banking

- Advanced pattern recognition and predictive modeling experience

- Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, SQL, and programming languages (i.e., Java/Python, SAS)

- Comfort working in a dynamic, research-oriented group with several ongoing concurrent projects

Preferred Qualifications :

- Master's degree in stats, applied math, or related discipline

- 2+ years of project management experience