Data Scientist

*unable to do C2C

*must be local to Columbus, OH and willing to work onsite 3 days per week

Agility Partners is seeking qualified applicants to fill an open Data Scientist position with one of our Banking clients. In this dynamic role you will dive into their Fraud, Physical Security and Disputes data. You will also enable stakeholders with actionable, intuitive insights that provides the business with decision making capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize data from our analytics tools into actionable insights. Clearly communicate these recommendations to internal stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Ability to quickly grasp complex technical concepts and make them easily understandable through various communication mediums like visualizations and presentations.
• Extract and analyze data using analytics tools such as Python, R, and/or SAS.
• Create compelling, intuitive dashboards to enable the business with critical metrics, with a focus on data automation, anomaly detection, and actionable data visualizations.
• Apply visualization techniques to internal and external data sources to make accurate and actionable analyses in a timely fashion.
• Create self-service dashboards for internal business partners to learn, understand, have access to, and derive insights from data, metrics, and KPIs.
• Apply automation techniques to manual processes to create efficiency, improve accuracy, and build upon successes that create a suite of self-service assets.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems, Decision Sciences, Statistics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a STEM degree;
• Extensive experience with programming languages R or Python
• Direct experience with SQL programming and large database applications such as Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, SPSS, Teradata, and Hadoop
• Developing and applying statistical or machine learning methods in a corporate environment through applications such as R, Python, or SAS
• Business intelligence and data mining experience with Tableau Server
• Creative thinker and problem solver, with a strong ability to manage ambiguity/complexity
• Work effectively in teams as well as independently across multiple tasks while meeting aggressive timelines
• Experience in banking or financial services is a plus