Statistician - Data Analytics - BFSI

Job Purpose :

- The Senior Statistician will work in a team to provide expertise and knowledge.

- The Senior Statistician will be responsible for seeking improvement in methodology or/and creating new solutions based on subject matter expert knowledge.

- Although the main target for Senior Statistician will be to support the team in terms of methodology and theoretical/academic knowledge, he/she needs also have practical knowledge and experience to execute the analysis (including extraction of data and programming) without supervision.

- The Senior Statistician will also supervise the work and analysis carried out by juniors according to the globally consistent methodology and coach the more junior team members

- Scope of responsibility generally covers all aspects of analysis performed by the team but not limited to Optimization, Segmentation and Tactical Tuning projects, depending on current needs and project plans.

- Requirements include management experience with both data analysis and statistical tools (with an interest in or experience with financial data).

- Strong background in statistical techniques (especially discriminant analysis, regression, decision trees) and methodology (sampling approaches), financial modeling of capital markets, and/or regulatory/risk analyses is advantageous.

- Experience with relational databases (especially Oracle) and SAS software is highly desirable.

- Strong statistical/data analytical skills, including data quality validation, descriptive statistics and predictive modeling experience.

- Minimum of 5+ years of experience with statistical software packages such as SAS, SPSS, etc.

- Fluency in English and very good written and verbal communication skills are necessary.