Data Scientist – Asset Management

Description

Our client, a global top tier investment management firm is looking to hire a Data Scientist to join their growing Data Science research team.

This is a newly created role, joining the Data Science function which is responsible for delivering insights for the Investment team.

Responsibilities:

• Create analysis reports and presentations, delivery of ad-hoc analysis in Tableau, Excel, R or Python
• Engage with internal stakeholders to understand their needs and deliver insights to help shape their actions
• Running data science research projects; creation of tools, techniques and practices to maximise efficiency of the team
• Liaise with IT to develop and enhance technical tools including steering the development of the analytics data warehouse for enterprise data

Candidate Requirements:

• 1-3 years relevant experience in Financial Services
• Programming experience in one or more of the following; Python, R, VBA, SQL
• Strong proficiency in Tableau and Excel
• Relevant degree subject (Maths, Statistics, Data Science or another Science related subject)
• An interest in finance and the investment management industry
• Exposure to machine learning
• Excellent communication skills and business acumen
• Creativity and action-orientated

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