Head of Data Science
We expect that the candidate will establish and drive a data science team aimed to reach high-level business goals.
We offer a chance to build a department from scratch provided with all the required resources and freedom in decision-making, to bring your ideas to life and to reach challenging business goals in the atmosphere of creativity and collaboration.
Responsibilities:
Establish and drive data science team aimed to reach high-level business goals;
Build required infrastructure and tools in cooperation with peer teams;
Establish communications and processes with stakeholders and peer teams;
Improvement of existing algorithms and validation of business hypotheses;
Establish ongoing research to define a pool of hypotheses to validate;
Working with large and complex datasets, data mining, applying modern mathematical and statistical methods, time series analysis, analyzing academic literature.
Skills and Experience:
Experience in trading data analysis;
Solid knowledge of statistical and machфine learning fundamentals, algorithms and approaches;
Hands on experience with modern machine learning tools and frameworks;
Proficiency in data visualization and reporting tools;
Strong communication skills;
Strong leadership skills and team management experience;
Strategic thinking and ability to structure, plan, organize and execute team efforts as well as coordination with peer teams and business stakeholders;
MS or PhD in math or technical field.
Bonus Points:
International or regional Mathematical/Programming/Physics Olympiad medals
Strong record of academic achievement (PhD, scientific publications, conference presentations, grants or awards)
Relevant candidate sources:
HFT/algo funds
Investment banks
Навыки:
- Английский язык (разговорный)