Data Scientist

About Andela

Andela exists to connect brilliance and opportunity. Since 2014, we have been dedicated to breaking down global barriers and accelerating the future of work for both technologists and organizations around the world.

For technologists, Andela offers competitive long-term career opportunities with leading organizations, access to a global community of professionals, and education opportunities with leading technology providers.

For companies, Andela provides access to a global network of fully integrated team members that unlock their business innovation and growth potential.

At Andela, we are deeply passionate about creating long-lasting and transformative growth opportunities for all and doing it in an E.P.I.C. andela.com/careers way.

We are excited to continue building our remote-first team with incredible people like you!

Responsibilities

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

Technical

• Advanced knowledge of statistical analysis and machine learning
• Highly Proficient in SAS programming language (SAS 9.4)
• Proficient in 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

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

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of statistical analysis and machine learning
• Highly Proficient in SAS programming language (SAS 9.4)
• Proficient in other Data Science programming languages (e.g. Python, R)
• Strong communication skills and ability to present findings to senior stakeholders (non-technical)

Contract:

• 12 months, possibility of renewal
• Full-time contractor role
• This is an on-site role and requires in-person availability in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

And more to come! We're on a journey to reimagine global benefits at Andela

At Andela, we outcompete through diversity. We know that our strengths lie in the multiplicity of talents, perspectives, backgrounds & orientations resident in our community and we take pride in that. Andela is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices. Andela provides equal employment opportunities and workplace to all employees and applicants without regard to factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy (including breastfeeding), genetic information, HIV/AIDS or any other medical status, family or parental status, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Our policies expressly prohibit any form of harassment and/or discrimination as stated above.

Andela is home for all, come as you are.