Step into a career at Barclays as a lead Data Scientist. The role holder will focus on driving the strategy for the team as well as BAU performance, and work with internal technology teams and stakeholders to meet critical demands.
Essential Skills:
* Experience with problem framing and Return on Investment measurement.
* Deep understanding of machine learning algorithms (Supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning) and statistical methods.
* Proficient in evaluating models using metrics relevant to business goals and optimizing models for accuracy, interpretability, and performance.
* Proficiency in Scala, Python, or R.
Desirable Skills:
* Experience designing and deploying scalable solutions and cutting-edge optimization algorithms.
* Strong leadership skills with experience developing junior data science colleagues.
* Banking Data Domain Knowledge (e.g., Payments, Lending, KYC).
Purpose of the role:
To use innovative data analytics and machine learning techniques to extract valuable insights from the bank's data reserves, leveraging these insights to inform strategic decision-making, improve operational efficiency, and drive innovation across the organization.
Accountabilities:
* Identification, collection, and extraction of data from various sources.
* Performing data cleaning, wrangling, and transformation to ensure data quality.
* Development and maintenance of efficient data pipelines for automated data acquisition and processing.
* Design and conduct statistical and machine learning models to analyze patterns, trends, and relationships in the data.
* Development and implementation of predictive models to forecast future outcomes and identify potential risks and opportunities.
* Collaborate with business stakeholders to seek out opportunities to add value from data through Data Science.
Vice President Expectations:
* Advise key stakeholders on functional and cross-functional areas of impact and alignment.
* Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
* Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls.
* Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of organizational functions to contribute to business goals.
* Collaborate with other areas of work for business-aligned support.
* Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought.
* Seek out, build, and maintain trusting relationships with stakeholders.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge, and Drive.
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