Data Science Expert
Summary
| Title: | Data Science Expert |
|---|---|
| ID: | 2957 |
| Department: | Operations |
| Location : | Riyadh |
| Nationality : | Saudi Arabia |
| Industry: | Government |
| Type of Contract : | Full-time |
Description
Responsibilities
- Provide expertise in the design and implementation of the department policies and procedures covering all areas of activity ensuring results achievement effectively and efficiently.
- Provide guidance in the identification and implementation of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes, and practices
- Remain abreast of the department leading practice and new trends, and identify recommendations for corrective measures, updates and improvements where required
- Establish working relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide expertise and guidance in identifying stakeholder engagement barriers and recommend best courses of action.
- Actively gain exposure and insights to local market development, business opportunities and the existing regulatory landscape
- Manage, guide, and assist team to perform operations in accordance with set policies and procedures
- Collaborate with Human Resources function to identify and recruit talent for the department
- Set performance objectives, provide necessary support, evaluate / appraise incumbents and provide regular feedback on performance
- Promote a high-performance working environment embracing the organization values
- Manage the department projects
- Share progress, lessons learned, and achievements with the the department Director
- Promote an innovative culture across the organization
- Organize seminars and workshops around innovation topics to inspire the organization employees
- Work with the Innovation team members to add any additional analytical or statistical or data science capabilities to the statistical product/project
- Create close relationships with stakeholders to anticipate & answer questions that might be asked by executives
- Guide the development of data analysis guidelines and plans, and identify potential partners and external experts to support on the organization data analysis initiatives and projects
- Assess and prioritize business needs and data analysis challenges, propose relevant solutions and support in the development of business cases for new data analysis initiatives / projects
- Review and assess technical proposals to provide expert opinion and recommendations as required, and engage with concerned stakeholders as needed for presentations
- Oversee the coordination between concerned internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment on data analysis requirements and expectations
- Support in developing implementation plans for data analysis projects and initiatives, provide expert opinion as needed and ensure communication and alignment between concerned stakeholders
- Direct data gathering, provide advice on the data collected from multiple sources and recommend new data sources when needed
- Oversee the portfolio of data analysis projects and initiatives, and provide guidance and consultations as needed
- Oversee the development, testing and implementation of technical solutions while ensuring alignment with pre-defined guidelines, requirements, and expectations
- Guide the coordination between internal and external stakeholders throughout the data analysis lifecycle and resolve escalated issues as needed
- Oversee data analysis projects and initiatives to ensure compliance with pre-set guidelines and plans, and resolve escalated issues as needed
- Review finalized data analysis outcomes and reports and evaluate against requirements and expectations to direct needed corrections or changes
- Guide the development of periodical reports and provide expert opinion as needed to address issues and close gaps identified by low performing KPIs
- Bachelor’s Degree in Big Data and Analytics or equivalent is required
- Master’s Degree in Big Data and Analytics or equivalent is preferred
- 9+ years of experience in a Data Science field
- Advanced English spoken and written
- Undergo Written tests.
- Experience influencing product strategy through analyses and data-centric presentations using visualizations.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to interact cross-functionally.
- Adaptable to a dynamic and rapidly changing workload
