Data Analyst / Data Scientist (Remote)

CoalDev; Karachi Division; Remote; PKR 558,000 - 892,800; Full time

Job summary

A leading data solutions company in Karachi is seeking an experienced Data Analyst to compile actionable insights from data. You will optimize operational processes and support sales and marketing efforts. Responsibilities include ensuring efficient data flow, managing large datasets, and collaborating with management on analytics priorities. Ideal candidates have a quantitative academic background with 1-3 years of relevant experience and familiarity with various statistical techniques. A competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth are provided.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of work experience in data analysis.
• Programming skills in a high-level language.
• Familiarity with database technologies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure data flows smoothly for processing.
• Utilize database skills to work with complex data sets.
• Filter unstructured data into usable sets.

Skills

Data processing

Database technologies

Problem solving

Text analytics

Statistical knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in a quantitative field

Tools

SQL

R

SAS

Job description

Job role:

As a data analyst, you will be responsible for compiling actionable insights from data and assisting program, sales and marketing managers build data-driven processes. Your role will involve driving initiatives to optimize for operational excellence and revenue.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that data flows smoothly from source to destination so that it can be processed
• Utilize strong database skills to work with large, complex data sets to extract insights
• Filter and cleanse unstructured (or ambiguous) data into usable data sets that can be analyzed to extract insights and improve business processes
• Identify new internal and external data sources to support analytics initiatives and work with appropriate partners to absorb the data into new or existing data infrastructure
• Build tools for automating repetitive asks so that bandwidth can be freed for analytics
• Collaborate with program managers and business analysts to help them come up with actionable, high-impact insights across product lines and functions
• Work closely with top management to prioritize information and analytic needs

Requirements:

• Bachelors or Masters in a quantitative field (such as Engineering, Statistics, Math, Economics, or Computer Science with Modeling/Data Science), preferably with work experience of over 1-3 years.
• Ability to program in any high level language is required. Familiarity with R and statistical packages are preferred.
• Proven problem solving and debugging skills.
• Familiar with database technologies and tools (SQL/R/SAS/JMP etc.), data warehousing, transformation and processing. Work experience with real data for customer insights, business and market analysis will be advantageous.
• Experience with text analytics, data mining and social media analytics.
• Statistical knowledge in standard techniques: Logistic Regression, Classification models, Cluster Analysis, Neural Networks, Random Forests, Ensembles, etc.