Data Scientist

Role: Data Scientist

Where you’re headed

You’ll creatively use data to solve business challenges, often uncovering new and transformative opportunities along the way. Applying advanced analytics, quantitative tools, and modeling techniques, you’ll interpret and offer recommendations based on insights from the data.

Where you’ve been

You’re a problem solver, data expert, analyst, and communicator, who can create new algorithms from scratch. You have an advanced degree in a quantitative field, such as computer science, engineering, physics, statistics or applied mathematics, and have:

• familiarity with statistical and data-mining techniques
• strong knowledge of programming languages, with a focus on machine learning and advanced analytics (such as R, Python, and Scala)
• experience working with large data sets and relational databases
• a collaborative spirit and the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively to both colleagues and clients
• excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze issues, identify causes, and recommend solutions quickly