Bloomberg Economics - Country Risk Data Analyst (12 Months Contract)

Bloomberg L.P.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Country Risk Data Analyst for a 12-month contract in London. The successful candidate will work on building and maintaining country risk indices using large datasets, collaborating with the Bloomberg Economics team. Ideal candidates should have strong Python skills, experience with data collaboration tools, and an understanding of statistical methods. This role values diversity and welcomes applicants from varied backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing large datasets and calling APIs using Python.
• Basic knowledge of software engineering best practices.
• Academic or professional experience applying statistical methods.

Responsibilities

• Build country-level risk indices using large datasets.
• Contribute to the development of visualization tools.
• Collaborate with the Geoeconomics team to publish analysis.

Skills

Python for data analysis

Collaboration using Git

Statistical and econometric methods

Visualization in charts and dashboards

English proficiency

Education

Degree in political science or economics

Tools

Apache Airflow

R programming

Job description

Overview

Bloomberg Economics - Country Risk Data Analyst (12 Months Contract)

Location: London

Business Area: Research

Ref #: 10046624

Description & Requirements

With close to 50 economists and 200 economics and government reporters worldwide, Bloomberg has an outstanding capacity to explain where the world is economically and politically, where it might be heading, and the ways in which geopolitical and economic forces interact.

Bloomberg Economics already offers a comprehensive macroeconomic research service for Terminal subscribers. That includes detailed forecasts, supported by thorough and original thematic research.

We are seeking a data analyst to join our team to help build country-risk indicators for a period of 12 months. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of country risk indices.

Responsibilities

• Build a range of country-level risk indices using large datasets, in collaboration with other colleagues in Bloomberg Economics.

• Build solutions to keep those indices up to date using APIs and automated scripts.

• Contribute to the development of visualization tools to display those indices.

• From time to time, collaborate with our Geoeconomics team to publish analysis featuring the country risk indices on the Bloomberg Terminal.

Qualifications

• Experience working with Python to analyze large datasets, call APIs and visualize data in charts and dashboards.

• Experience collaborating on data projects as part of a team using Git.

• Basic knowledge of software engineering best practices (e.g., writing maintainable and scalable code, testing, code review).

• English proficiency.

• Academic or professional experience of applying statistical and econometric methods to analyzing data.

• Experience applying quantitative methods to topics related to political science, environmental science or economics.

Desirable qualifications

• Degree in political science or economics.

• Experience automating scripts using Apache Airflow.

• Experience with other programming languages, especially R.

• Some professional experience is a plus, but recent graduates with a proven track record of collaborating on data analysis projects are also welcome to apply.

How to apply

Please apply and you'll be notified on the next steps.

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