Data Scientist, AVP

Barclays • New York, NY

4d • $125,000 - $175,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the role is to produce and deliver Research with differentiated market insights and actionable ideas to Barclays Clients. This involves the analysis of market, sector, corporate and/or economic data to help develop investment theses for your coverage universe to produce best in class Research. Research may range from individual company or sector notes, through to long dated thematic reports. The role also includes the presentation of Research views to Barclays Clients through direct, face to face and virtual interactions, Research hosted events and written communications. Engagement with Markets, Client Strategy and other stakeholders is crucial to raise awareness of your Research both to Clients and internally, prioritizing interaction with the most relevant and valuable Clients. The role provides insights and Research views to internal Clients to help them navigate financial markets and risks. Collaboration with the Supervisory Analyst, Compliance and other stakeholders ensures Research is produced and delivered to Clients and internal stakeholders in a compliant manner. As an Assistant Vice President, you will advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. You will collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions, lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. You will set objectives and coach employees, appraise performance, and determine reward outcomes. People Leaders are expected to demonstrate clear leadership behaviours (L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others) to create an environment for colleagues to thrive. For an individual contributor, you will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members, identify the need for other specializations, and identify new directions for assignments/projects. You will consult on complex issues, provide advice to People Leaders, identify ways to mitigate risk, and develop new policies/procedures. You will take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls. You will perform work closely related to other areas, understanding how areas coordinate and contribute to organizational objectives. You will collaborate with other areas of work for business-aligned support, keeping up to speed with business activity and strategy. You will engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources, solving problems creatively and effectively, and communicating complex information. You will influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays Values (Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship) and the Barclays Mindset (Empower, Challenge and Drive). Barclays is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Scientist, AVP, to support advanced analytics, develop predictive models, and drive data-driven decision-making across the organization. In this role, you will design, develop, and deploy machine learning and statistical models to solve highly detailed business problems. You will perform exploratory data evaluation to identify patterns, trends, and insights, and build predictive and prescriptive analytics solutions to optimize business outcomes. You will also evaluate model performance and continuously improve model accuracy and scalability. This role combines deep technical experience with strategic thinking and leadership responsibilities, including partnering with business stakeholders to translate data insights into actionable strategies.

Requirements

• Coding in Python, PySpark, R, SQL or other scripting languages
• Understanding of Machine learning and Math statistical modelling
• Considerable academic background in a quantitative/empirical field (math, statistics, economics, computer science, physics, chemistry, etc)

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to tell stories that extract the key implications and underlying intuitions from highly detailed models
• Snowflake/ Databricks and/or Tableau/Power BI experience
• Understanding of fundamentals or strategy approaches to research

Responsibilities

• Analysis of market, sector, corporate and/or economic data to help develop investment theses for your coverage universe to produce best in class Research.
• Research may range from individual company or sector notes, through to long dated thematic reports.
• Presentation of Research views to Barclays Clients; this can be through direct, face to face and virtual interactions, Research hosted events and written communications.
• Engagement with Markets, Client Strategy and other stakeholders, to raise awareness of your Research both to Clients and internally.
• Prioritise interaction with the most relevant and valuable Clients for your Research.
• Provision of insights and Research views to internal Clients to help them navigate financial markets and risks.
• Collaboration with the Supervisory Analyst, Compliance and other stakeholders to ensure Research is produced and delivered to Clients and internal stakeholders in a compliant manner.
• Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
• Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
• Lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.
• Identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning and statistical models to solve highly detailed business problems.
• Perform exploratory data evaluation to identify patterns, trends, and insights.
• Build predictive and prescriptive analytics solutions to optimize business outcomes.
• Evaluate model performance and continuously improve model accuracy and scalability.

Benefits

• The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed