Data Scientist

Jeddah - Saudi Arabia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

JOB TITLE: Data Scientist

TERM: 12 months

CLIENT LOCATION: Jeddah Head Office AlBaghdadiyah AlGharbiyah Jeddah 22233 Saudi Arabia

DIVISION: Banking & Technology

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: 10years in a similar role ideally with financial services

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: Python R SAS programming language (SAS 9.4

PURPOSE OF JOB:

Role of data scientist

TASKS

Core Responsibilities and Accountabilities

a. Nontechnical

Strong communication skills and ability to present findings to client stakeholders
Experience in Financial Services Banking & card payments Industry is a plus
Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to understand business requirements
Document all steps in the development process

b. Technical

Advanced knowledge of statistical analysis and machine learning
Highly Proficient in SAS programming language (SAS 9.4
Proficient is other Data Science programming languages (e.g. Python R)
Develop test implement and maintain predictive models
Segmentation customer lifetime value
Identify opportunities to innovatively use data/ extract insights from complex data sets

c. Cultural Fit

Owning the outcome (ownership)
Being driven/passionate in analytics
Problem solving mindset challenging the status quo
Selforganizing independent and takes ownership of each task
Meticulous to detail
Thrive under pressure

KPIs:

Time to deployment & value identified/realized/recommended from different use cases.
Model accuracy (e.g. RMSE MAE for regression tasks)
Number of business problems addressed
Responsiveness to business questions/problems/requests
Number of departments/business users supported/adopted the solution
Stakeholder Satisfaction: The level of satisfaction of stakeholders with the reports and insights provided.
Collaboration Effectiveness: The effectiveness of collaboration with crossfunctional teams measured through the quality of insights extracted.
Data Security Compliance: Compliance with data security protocols and regulations

Knowledge and Experience

10years in a similar role ideally with financial services

SKILLS

Advanced knowledge of statistical analysis and machine learning
Highly Proficient in SAS programming language (SAS 9.4
Proficient is other Data Science programming languages (e.g. Python R)
Strong communication skills and ability to present findings to senior stakeholders (non technical

JOB TITLE: Data Scientist TERM: 12 months CLIENT LOCATION: Jeddah Head Office AlBaghdadiyah AlGharbiyah Jeddah 22233 Saudi Arabia DIVISION: Banking & Technology RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: 10years in a similar role ideally with financial services MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: Python R SAS programming language...