Sr. Data Scientist

General Summary

Elevate is a leading online lending platform specializing in providing small dollar loans to individuals and businesses. Our mission is to offer accessible and responsible financial solutions through innovative technology and personalized service. We are looking for a Sr Data Scientist to provide complex analysis to drive business decisions for our organization

Primary Responsibilities

• Extract data from SAS/SQL reporting and production database
• Investigate and prepare data for downstream analysis
• Utilize database management, reporting and analysis software to store, organize and manipulate data.
• Utilize advanced statistical software to develop tree-based and regression models to minimize credit/fraud losses and maximize response and approval rates
• Present findings and make recommendations to management team

Experience and Education

• Minimum 4 year degree (Computer Science, Math, or Business Degree preferred). Graduate degree preferred
• 5+ years data analyst/modeling experience
• Experience extracting and manipulating very large datasets (1 million+ records)
• Experience with database query languages such as SAS and SQL
• Experience with statistical analysis and modeling software such as SAS, R, Excel, Word, Power Point, JMP, and/or Angoss Knowledge Studio
• Proven experience working in fast-paced environment with ever-changing demands
• Strong communication skills
• Experience in financial services, risk management, or target marketing a plus

Required Skills, Abilities, Soft Skill Factors

• Task Management – Ability to work independently and manage projects requests from start to finish with minimal oversight.
• Motivation Skills - History of achieving aggressive goals and objectives, conveying sense of urgency while moving beyond challenges and obstacles. 
• Thinking and Administrative Skills - Solid analytical and problem solving skills.  Ability to analyze trends and suggest solutions to challenges. 
• Achieve Successful Results – Takes the initiative to get things done.
• Demonstrates Adaptability – Works effectively in the faces of stress, ambiguity, difficult situations and shifting priorities.
• Innovates – Challenges the status quo thinking to generate new ideas; takes open minded approach to situations.
• Communication Skills - Refined written and verbal communication skills.  Ability to foster open communications, listen effectively and build strong partnership networks.
• Technological Competence – Knowledge of SAS and other risk management technology with the ability to leverage such tools to improve the organization’s decision making criteria 

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