Data Scientist

Skills and Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, such as k-NN, Naive Bayes, SVM, Decision Forests, etc.

• Experience with common data science toolkits, such as R, Weka, NumPy, MatLab, etc. Excellence in at least one of these is highly desirable

• Great communication skills

• Experience with data visualization tools, such as Tableau, D3.js, GGplot, etc.

• Proficiency in using query languages such as SQL, Hive, etc.

• Good applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.

• Good scripting and programming skills in languages such as Python, R, etc.

• Data-oriented personality

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Mathematics or a related field

• 5-7 years in an IT, Technology/Engineering or Data Science role, or a role with commensurate experience.

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