Hybrid Lead Data Scientist - ML Strategy & Leadership

EastWest Bank; Taguig; Hybrid; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development and training opportunities

Competitive salary package

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

A leading universal bank in the Philippines is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to oversee machine learning model development and management of a data science team. This role involves providing strategic direction, ensuring adherence to MLOps standards, and translating business objectives into actionable data science roadmaps. The ideal candidate should hold a degree in a related quantitative field, have extensive experience in data science and leadership, and possess strong skills in Python and machine learning frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field; Master's preferred.
• Professional certifications like TensorFlow Developer are advantageous.
• Extensive data science experience, including leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the direction and development of machine learning models.
• Manage and mentor a team of Data Scientists.
• Oversee model testing, validation, and production deployment.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Machine Learning

Statistical Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics or related field

Master's Degree or higher

Tools

Scikit-learn

XGBoost

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

A leading universal bank in the Philippines is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to oversee machine learning model development and management of a data science team. This role involves providing strategic direction, ensuring adherence to MLOps standards, and translating business objectives into actionable data science roadmaps. The ideal candidate should hold a degree in a related quantitative field, have extensive experience in data science and leadership, and possess strong skills in Python and machine learning frameworks.