Data Scientist - Alternative Finance

Equifax

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About The Position

Equifax is where you can power your possible. If you want to achieve your true potential, chart new paths, develop new skills, collaborate with bright minds, and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you. As a Data Scientist, you will have the opportunity to manipulate large data sets, integrate diverse data sources, data types and data structures into solutions under management guidance. You will build experience developing analytical approaches to meet business requirements, which involves translating requests into use cases, test cases, preparation of training data sets and iterative algorithm development.

Requirements

• BS degree in a STEM major or equivalent discipline.
• 2-5 years of experience in a related analytical role, including experience with the design and development of predictive models.
• Additional role-based certifications may be required depending upon region/BU requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or higher in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Research, Statistics or other related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Utilize combined knowledge of data structures, analytics, algorithms/models, and strong computer science fundamentals to prepare datasets, conduct analytics, and develop deployable models and credit policies with guidance from more senior resources.
• Leverage knowledge of data structures and algorithms to analyze and prepare data for analysis, assembling data from standard and new data sources.
• Able to analyze and prepare complex and new data sources and incorporate them into analytical solutions.
• Works on moderate complexity tasks in problems often within multiple business or analytical domains, collaborating with other teams to develop predictive models, risk assessments, fraud detection, recommendation engines, etc.
• Package, summarize and visualize analytical findings and results for management.
• Evaluate the work of peer and/or junior data scientists to ensure high quality solutions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and healthcare packages.
• 401k matching.
• Paid time off.
• Organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees