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Data Scientist

PayTech GroupJeddah, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia

30+ days ago

Job description

JOB TITLE : Data Scientist

TERM : 12 months

CLIENT LOCATION : Jeddah Head Office, Al-Baghdadiyah Al-Gharbiyah, 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. Non-technical

Strong communication skills and ability to present findings to client stakeholders
Experience in Financial Services, Banking & card payments Industry is a plus
Collaborate with cross-functional 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

Self-organizing, 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 cross-functional 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

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Data Scientist • Jeddah, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia