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Location
Sydney
Salary
$120000 - $140000 per annum
Job Type
Permanent
Ref
BH-166338
Contact
Raj Sharif
Contact email
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Posted
almost 3 years ago

The Position:
Would you like to use data science to solve real world problems whilst continually learning and developing your skills within a diverse, supportive team environment?
You could be joining an industry leading financial business in Sydney. Data Scientists tackle the full product life cycle from an idea through to a productionised model; this gives a great sense of ownership over the data products we build. In between those stages, we perform exploratory analysis before typically identifying, applying, optimising, and testing the correct model for the job. There are also opportunities to apply statistical knowledge and scientific rigour to advise on best practices throughout the business. 

This team is looked at as the "special services" team within data science as they solve complex problems at a very fast, agile way. They work with the C-Suite to develop solutions that are business critical. Think fast-paced environment where they balance “having something now" vs. "perfection in the future"


Your Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Mind-set: takes a long-term view and anticipates future trends and implications

  • Business Insights: has a nose for business, uses insights to impact commercial drivers

  • Collaborates: is a team player - works with others across the organisation to get things done

  • Customer focus: Thinks about customers 24/7, and puts them at the heart of all that we do

  • Partner with internal stakeholders on projects to identify and articulate opportunities, see beyond the data to identify solutions that will raise the bar for decision making.


Your Background:

  • Degree in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Quantitative Finance, Math, Statistics, Physics degree.

  • Experience with Advanced Analytics, Statistics, or other data analysis tools and techniques.

  • Experience with statistics methods such as forecasting, time series, hypothesis testing, classification, clustering or regression analysis.

  • You have strong technical skills in data manipulation and extraction (strong SQL knowledge), data analysis and model prototyping and productionisation (Python, R or similar)

  • Knowledge of cloud data environments e.g., AWS would be ideal but not required

  • Commercial experience of deep-dive analysis of complex data; managing data quality; feature selection; and prototyping, validation, and productionisation of Machine Learning models.

  • 3+ years of related industry experience in the data science domain


This is a fantastic opportunity paying above market rates and working with a reputable global brand. If this isn’t quite the role for you but you have experience working as a data science and looking for your next opportunity, get in touch.


For further information on this role or to confidentially apply, please contact Raj Sharif on 02 8227 9200 or apply directly via the Apply for this job button. Only WORD FORMAT resumes will be accepted