Data scientist roles and responsibilities include:

• Data mining or extracting usable data from valuable data sources
• Using machine learning tools to select features, create and optimize classifiers
• Carrying out the preprocessing of structured and unstructured data
• Enhancing data collection procedures to include all relevant information for developing analytic systems
• Processing, cleansing, and validating the integrity of data to be used for analysis
• Analyzing large amounts of information to find patterns and solutions
• Developing prediction systems and machine learning algorithms
• Presenting results in a clear manner
• Propose solutions and strategies to tackle business challenges
• Collaborate with Business and IT teams

Minimum Qualifications (Required):
• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering/ Computer Science or related discipline & 4+ years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):
Technical Skills:

• Knowledgeable programming skills. Design new components applying various concepts design concepts and patterns.

• Excellent Communication Skills – it is incredibly important to describe findings to a technical and non-technical audience.
• Programming Skills – knowledge of statistical programming languages like R, Python, and database query languages like SQL, Java or C++ is an added advantage.
• Experience of working within a regulated environment.