Data Scientist, Specialty Finance at Equifax Inc. in Alpharetta, Georgia

Job Description:

Equifax is looking to hire a Data Scientist in our Alpharetta, Georgia office. Do you enjoy problem solving, generating insight, and putting your data driven solution and strategy to test in a real revenue generating world?,

Are you a fast learner, and confident in coding? Join us as a data scientist for the Specialty Finance vertical in Equifax.

What you will do

• Utilize combined knowledge of data structures, analytics, algorithms/models, and strong computer science fundamentals to prepare datasets, conduct analytics, and develop deployable solutions with guidance from more senior resources
• Leverage knowledge of data structures and algorithms to analyze and prepare data for analysis, assembling data from standard and new data sources
• Able to analyze and prepare complex and new data sources and incorporate them into analytical solutions.
• Works on moderate complexity tasks in problems often within multiple business or analytical domains, collaborating with other teams to develop predictive models, risk assessments, fraud detection, recommendation engines, etc.
• Package, summarize and visualize analytical findings and results for management
  Evaluate the work of peer and/or junior data scientists to ensure high quality solutions

What experience you need

• BS Degree in a science or engineering major or equivalent discipline
• 2-5 years of experience in a related analytical role, including experience with the design and development of predictive models
• 2+ years experiences in python and SQL coding

What could set you apart

• Master's Degree or PhD in Mathematics, Computer Science , Engineering, Operations Research, Statistics or other related discipline a definite plus
• Cloud certification strongly preferred