Data Scientist - Quant Investing Project

For our client global banking company is looking for a DATA SCIENTIST FOR A 6-MONTHS CONTRACT.

JOB DESCRIPTION: DATA SCIENTIST
We are looking for Data Scientist who can help us on"Evolution of Quant Investing", joint project between Quant Investments and COO (SWAT team) funded by GIB ( Group Innovation Board)

THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS TO EXTEND THE CURRENT QUANTITATIVE INVESTMENT MODEL FOR EQUITIES with new factors, obtained through novel data sources, and to assess whether such additional factors/data sources can improve it's effectiveness.

YOUR PROJECT
We are dedicated team of high performing IT specialists focused on exploring the possibilities to innovate and digitize Asset Management division

YOU HAVE:
- excellent analytical and synthesizing skills
- a specific experience in big data/machine learning projects in asset management (ideally)
- an experience (concrete projects) with sample (big) data sets from related fields (ideally)
- knowledge of programming languages: Python, R, Perl, Java, Javascript
- machine learning knowledge: NLP, Anomaly Detection, Time Series analysis, Customer Segmentation, Deep learning etc.
- knowledge of additional programming languages: Javascript, Perl, etc. (nice to have)
- experience with Spark, Hadoop, or other distributed frameworks (nice to have)

YOU ARE:
- a flexible, resilient team player with a positive attitude
- known for your can-do attitude when tackling daily tasks
- curious and collaborative, comfortable working independently, as well as in a team

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