Associate Data Scientist

Valley Bank

Valley Bank is searching for a dedicated Associate Data Scientist who will work closely under the supervision of seasoned professionals. The role is designed to foster rapid development, allowing individuals to eventually operate with minimal supervision. The team aims to utilize data to support business functions and enhance decision-making processes.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Work under guidance to learn and perform independently.
• Manage and maintain data catalogs for stakeholders.
• Conduct statistical analysis on business data.
• Cleanse and transform data for testing hypotheses.
• Perform in-depth data analyses and implement algorithms.
• Develop predictive models to support data functions.
• Visualize complex data effectively.
• Handle data transfers between RDBMS and Hadoop Cloudera.
• Write queries to filter and join data sets.
• Communicate methodology and analyses to stakeholders.

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Opportunity for rapid professional development.
• Mentorship from senior data professionals.

This role requires you to have:

• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Experience in machine learning.
• Proficiency in Python, Scala, or R.
• Experience with Spark and Hadoop.
• SQL and HIVE table experience.
• Knowledge of statistical concepts.
• Understanding of Microsoft Azure.

You would benefit from having:

• Familiarity with BI tools like MS PowerBI.
• Comfort in uncertain environments.

A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field is required, alongside relevant training or internship experience at Valley Bank. The candidate should demonstrate curiosity and quick learning ability. Python development experience is preferred.