Data Scientist – Banking and Finance

For our client, a Banking and Finance company based in Zurich, we are looking for an experienced Data Scientist.

Main Responsibilities:

Identify and collect relevant datasets along with Analysts and Traders

Manage new and existing datasets

Design and upkeep explanatory data models

Produce predictive models and maintain forecasts

Design and evaluate trading strategies in commodity markets

Conceptualize financial drivers of commodity markets and translate them into quantitative trading systems using advanced analytics including machine learning techniques

Analyze cross commodity correlations and portfolio dependency/performance in different macro environments

Manage the coordination with IT and infrastructure teams to ensure best practices are utilized

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in a STEM field (Statistics, Technology, Engineering and Math)

Fluency in data (scraping, SQL/NoSQL databases, data wrangling, etc.)

Expert data visualization skills with Power BI, Python/R, etc.

Deep statistical knowledge and understanding of analytical and machine-learning techniques

Proven ability to translate real business problems into statistical/machine learning models

Expert quantitative programming skills in Python and/or R

Exposure to commodities trading environment

Deep understanding of financial time series

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Experience with source control

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