Data Scientist

Role description and responsibilities:

Job description:

PASHA Bank is inviting qualified and motivated individuals to fill up the vacant position of Data Scientist who will be responsible for creating analytical solutions that range from developing and delivering code and models, to digging for meaningful insights to improve business products and processes.

Statement of duties
• Extract data from multiple sources (structured and unstructured data both from internal and external sources: transaction data, client business information, credit bureau data, etc.)
• Prepare structured and unstructured data (cleaning, wrangling, editing)
• Interpret and analyze data from multiple sources to produce imaginative solutions and insights
• Develop new models to improve bank's products and processes (selected model examples: risk scoring, propensity models, client segmentation, etc.)
• Analyze different models and propose improvements to existing models to come up with best for product
• Combine models through ensemble modeling
• Collaborate closely with engineering and product development teams
• Present information using data visualization techniques
• Present models to the key stakeholders, explain them in a digestible way

Knowledge, experience and skills required:

• Bachelors' / Masters' degree in quantitative discipline (e.g., statistics, mathematics or econometrics, physics or any related field)
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• 2+ years of professional experience using statistical computer languages - at least one of the following: Python (incl. libraries Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, Scipy, TensorFlow) or R
• 2+ years of professional experience with programming languages and data analytics instruments (SQL, Alteryx or other)
• Knowledge of machine learning and statistical learning techniques and experience in their usage
• Understanding of broad banking issues and analytics usage in banking
• Excellent written and verbal communication and skills for coordinating across teams
• A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques
• Fluent in Azerbaijani and English, both verbal and written; working knowledge of Russian would be considered as an advantage
• Professional experience in banking is a plus, but not obligatory

Interested Candidates please send your CV to recruitment@pashabank.az indicating “Data Scientist” in the subject line of your message. Otherwise, your candidacy will not be considered.