Data Scientist - Risk Platform

Job Description

We’re looking for fresh graduates with experience in manipulating datasets and building statistical models for credit risk by leveraging machine learning techniques. You will partner with business, product, and engineering teams to explore, determine, analyze, propose, and solve some of the most challenging business problems in lending and reduce risk. You will perform deep-dive exploration and analysis to find improvements in our existing framework. You will be submerged in a fast-paced environment working tightly in a strong team of data scientists and experience firsthand our robust data infrastructure.

Responsibilities

1. Perform feature selection, parameter binning, and optimize custom predictive machine learning models for credit risk scoring.
2. Query, process, cleanse, and verify the integrity of data used for analysis.
3. Analyze key metrics to determine risk and explore areas for improvements.
4. Create reports and dashboards to monitor model impact and performance.
5. Help build the variety of data ingredients needed to do modeling effectively.
6. Maintain the credit risk model platform which is utilized by the team.
7. Provide advice and guidance on potential efficiency gains and new state-of-the-art credit risk modeling methodologies.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in an analytical or quantitative discipline (e.g., math, statistics, engineering, computer science), however, other disciplines will be considered.
2. Experience in using statistical computer languages such as R, Python, SAS, SQL, or advanced MS Excel skills is a plus.
3. Good communication skills and ability to work together in a team.
4. Excellent problem-solving skills and a drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques.
5. Willingness to learn new skills independently and a strong sense of project ownership.
6. Not afraid to get your hands dirty to explore data and build statistical models.