Data Scientist II — Predictive Analytics & ML

Truist Financial Corporation; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Truist Financial Corporation in Charlotte, NC is seeking a data science professional to perform sophisticated analytics, including econometrics, machine learning, and NLP, to provide actionable insights for business outcomes and risk minimization.

You will communicate findings through compelling visualizations, own end-to-end analytics solutions, collaborate with stakeholders, and write production code in Python, SAS, or R. This is an on-site role requiring in-office work five days a week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and four or more years in a quantitative field such as Finance, Mathematics, Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, or Engineering.
• Understanding of statistical methods including econometrics, time-series, and primary statistical tests.
• Familiarity with linear algebra concepts for optimization and calculus/differential equations.
• Data cleansing and preparation methodologies including regex, filtering, indexing, interpolation, and outlier treatment.
• Strong familiarity with data extraction in environments (SQL, JQuery).
• Working knowledge of Hadoop, Pig, Hive, NoSQL, Spark.
• Experience managing multiple projects with tight deadlines in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform sophisticated data analytics (econometrics to machine learning) on structured and unstructured data.
• Produce compelling data visualizations to communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Own end-to-end data science solution design, delivery, and measurable business outcomes.
• Engage with stakeholders to identify objectives and scope requirements.
• Write, document, and deploy code in Python, SAS, R to create predictive analytics apps.
• Collaborate via internal code repositories to share learning and skills.
• Research and advocate emerging methods and technologies to advance capabilities.
• Ensure risk management and governance in design, development, and deployment.

Skills

Statistics understanding

Data cleansing

Data extraction

Hadoop/Spark

NoSQL

SQL

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field

Master’s or PhD preferred

Tools

SQL

JQuery

Hadoop

Pig

Hive

NoSQL

Spark

Job description

Truist Financial Corporation in Charlotte, NC is seeking a data science professional to perform sophisticated analytics, including econometrics, machine learning, and NLP, to provide actionable insights for business outcomes and risk minimization.

You will communicate findings through compelling visualizations, own end-to-end analytics solutions, collaborate with stakeholders, and write production code in Python, SAS, or R. This is an on-site role requiring in-office work five days a week.