Vacancy title:
Data Scientist

Jobs at:
Bank of Kigali

Deadline of this Job:
31st October 2018

Duty Station:
Kigali, Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: 16th October 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:

Key Accountabilities

• Understands business problems and designs end-to-end analytics use cases
  
• Develops complex models and algorithms that drive innovation throughout the organization. This may include improving on-time performance, network planning, etc.,
  
• Conducts advanced statistical analysis to provide actionable insights, identify trends, and measure performance
  
• Collaborates with model developers to implement and deploy scalable solutions
  
• Provides thought leadership by researching best practices, conducting experiments, and collaborating with industry leaders
  

Experience

• 5-7 years’ experience in a statistical and/or data science role
  
• Experience working with large data sets, simulation/ optimization and distributed computing tools
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with strong desire to work in cross functional teams
  

Purpose of the job

Apply strong expertise in machine-learning, data mining, and information retrieval to design, prototype, and build the next-generation analytics engines and services

Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree or equivalent experience
  
• Certified Scrum Master / Agile Practitioner
  

Knowledge

• Deep knowledge of machine learning, statistics, optimization or related field
  
• Experience with R, Python, Matlab is required, programming in C, C++, Java
  
• Knowledge of computing tools (Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Gurobi, Arena, etc.)
  
• Attitude to thrive in a fun, fast-paced start-up like environment