DATA SCIENTIST
Intrum Global Technologies - Riga
Deadline
2017-12-31
Description
Company
Summary
Skills or traits that are good to have (or desire to develop):
- Academic degree in a relevant discipline, Master Degree preferred or higher, i.e. Data Science, mathematics, statistics or engineering ;
- Statistical programming (R or Python, some SQL);
- Knowledge base in machine learning (Generalized Linear Models, their analysis, interpretation and limitations and battling the overfitting);
- Experience in cleaning and reshaping the data in form that can be used in predictive models (feature engineering, transformation, imputation, normalization, scaling);
- General scientific thinking (setting up experiments, hypothesis testing and ability to convey your findings with at most three attempts);
- Endless curiosity (know how to learn new stuff, reading scientific papers, publications and forum posts and generally know how to google stuff you don't know yet);
- Ability to form the right question (translating business problems into data questions to be tested) and have a strong business sense; you must be able to balance business needs with data science stringency;
- Interested in automation and following discussions on AI related issues;
- Strong communication skills in English (written and spoken), ability to explain complex topics in a way that non-specialists can understand ;
- Experience in financial services or credit management sector is a plus.
Responsibilities:
- Validate statistical models and decision logic to support Operations management initiatives
- Develop statistical techniques, sampling procedures, and scoring algorithms.
- Support the business in proposing new ideas and guide them towards their ultimate goal.
We offer:
- International experience;
- Very stable, professional and friendly environment;
- Social security and benefits (including health insurance, etc.);
- Professional trainings;
- Possibility to work from home occasionally;
- Team building events and sport activities.
- Accumulative life insurance program.
Summary
Position
DATA SCIENTIST
Location
Riga
Type
Full-time
Deadline
2017-12-31
Company
Intrum Global Technologies
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