Python Job: Junior Data Scientist

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What We'll Bring:

At TransUnion, we are dedicated to finding ways information can be used to help people make better and smarter decisions. As a trusted provider of global information solutions, our mission is to help people around the world access the opportunities that lead to a higher quality of life, by helping organizations optimize their risk-based decisions and enabling consumers to understand and manage their personal information. Because when people have access to more complete and multidimensional information, they can make more informed decisions and achieve great things.

Every day TransUnion offers our employees the tools and resources they need to find ways information can be used in diverse ways. Whether it is helping businesses better manage risk, providing better insights so a consumer can qualify for his first mortgage or working with law enforcement to make neighborhoods safer, we are improving the quality of life for individuals, families, communities and local economies around the world.

What You'll Bring:

The duties and responsibilities described above are the essential functions of the job. The qualifications below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 1+ years experience and proficiency in the use of a statistical software application. For example R, Python, Matlab
• Familiar with various statistical, econometric, and quantitative analysis techniques and their applicability to business problems
• Advanced technical capability, general aptitude to learn new software to generate analytics driven solutions
• Excellent communication skills (oral & written) with ability to communicate complex concepts and solutions successfully to all levels of management and technical expertise.
• Track record of independent self-motivated results. Must also be able to work effectively under minimum supervision.
• Capable of translating market/economics trends into tangible product concepts/ideas or solutions
• Knowledge and/or direct experience with integrating solutions into client systems or business processes
• Experience in developing statistical models is an asset - Research, develop, test, and document methodologies/models, procedures and related processes for credit risk measures (e.g. probability of default, exposure at default, loss given default)
• Prior experience in credit risk industry is nice to have
• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics or other related field such as mathematics, business, finance, economics, or equivalent

Impact You'll Make:

TransUnion’s Canadian Data Science team is looking for a results driven, curious individual with a real passion for applying data to drive insight and inform decision making. The individual in this position will proactively work with all levels of management within TransUnion’s Data Science and Innovative Solutions Group to drive business opportunities and provide valuable industry, market and customer driven insight that will be leveraged in the business planning and product development processes.

In addition, this individual will be expected to work effectively across various parts of the organization to facilitate the development and execution of complex projects and initiatives. The successful candidate will demonstrate how analytics can be applied and implemented to optimize business strategies and is responsible for providing sales support, which may include providing strategic consulting and needs assessment services to internal and external customers.

Responsibilities:

• Manages research and analysis processes for projects in the following areas: marketing, risk, profitability, technology, geography, or other related topics.
• Leads in proposal development by transforming client or perspective client requirements into consultative solutions that demonstrate value added services.
• Co-ordinates with the Analytics Consultants/Sales team on complex research, analysis, and modeling projects and products from idea generation through implementation.
• When necessary, will engage resources within Analytics and across other TransUnion business units and functional areas to support new product development – some of the functional areas may include legal, compliance, finance and IT.
• Creates and/or follows detailed project plans to ensure projects are completed on time and match defined requirements.
• Understands industry trends and the business at the level needed to proactively identify areas of business opportunities and analytical needs of customers.

Accommodation is available, including for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.

TransUnion's Internal Job Title:

Analyst NE, Data Science and Analytics