Growth in Value Alliance (GVA) Partners Limited.
Data Scientist at Growth in Value Alliance (GVA) Partners Limited. Please ensure you read the job requirements before applying for this position.
Growth in Value Alliance (GVA) Partners Limited – Our client is recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Data Scientist
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- They require the skills of a data science specialist with hands-on experience in planning, developing and management of predictive and prescriptive analytics projects/solutions.
- Provides balanced analytical research by turning raw data into valuable insights that help to drive the Bank’s actions and strategies.
- Also interprets and analyses data from multiple sources to come up with imaginative solutions to problems.
- Conduct analyses, formulate insights, and summarize and synthesize findings for presentation to the line of business management.
- Develop timely, innovative, and objective analysis which leads to fact-based solutions for strategic business issues.
Responsibilities
- Develop programming in R, SAS, SQL or similar analytical development tools
- Maintain knowledge in statistics, mathematics and/or comparable quantitative area of expertise
- Responsible for collaborating with analysts to facilitate the development and application of advanced analytic strategies and tactics
- Ascertain and apply strategies to identified business problems and existing organizational processes to provide leaders with insightful resources for decision-making and to increase sales, profit, market share, and achieve enterprise goals
- Establish parameters of ad hoc analyses by setting an appropriate timeline and work quality guidelines
- Assist in the development of the problem definition and hypothesis formulation process as it relates to the specific business environment
- Maintain an understanding of general business trends and requirements for the major area of support, and understand the link between analysis and business impact
- Utilize R, SAS, SQL, Tableau or other analytical development tools with large data sets to design
- analyses and measure key metrics
- Support line of business analytical needs with dashboard/report development through Tableau
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Team Lead, Data Science.
Keys Qualifications and Skills
- Strong STEM background – Bachelor’s Degree as well as practical experiences in Machine Learning, NLP, Deep Learning (Tensor flow), Statistical Modelling, Quantitative Analysis, Forecasting, Data Visualization
- 2-6 years of working experience as a data scientist or business data analyst, preferably in the financial services industry
- Technical expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques
- Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Business Objects etc.), databases (SQL etc.), programming (XML, JavaScript, or ETL frameworks)
- Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analysing datasets (Excel, SPSS, SAS etc.)
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
- Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings
- Proficient in office automation tools (e.g. Microsoft Office, etc)
- Proficient in SQL.
Application Closing Date
16th September, 2022.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: [email protected] and copy: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.