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Data Science Specialist
Summary
Title:Data Science Specialist
ID:2938
Department:Operations
Location :Riyadh
Nationality :Saudi Arabia
Industry:Government
Type of Contract :Full-time
Description


Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the design and implementation of Population, Gender, and Diversity Statistics policies and procedures covering all areas of activity
  • Supervise day-to-day activities to ensure compliance with stipulated policies and procedures
  • Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of systems and processes taking into account leading practices, changes in business environment, cost reduction and productivity improvement
  • Establish working relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders
  • Collect feedback from internal and external stakeholders on issues being faced and other requirements
  • Contribute to the preparation of progress reports directed to all relevant stakeholders to keep them informed of progress
  • Actively gain exposure and insights to local market development, business opportunities and the existing regulatory landscape
  • Actively participate in on-the-job training, mentoring, and coaching of subordinates
  • Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility and monitor the workflow
  • Promote a high-performance working environment embracing  the company's values
  • Develop guidelines and plans for data analysis leveraging latest industry updates, best practices, and market trends
  • Conduct detailed feasibility assessments and develop briefs and business cases for new data analysis initiatives (i.e., new data sources, innovative data analysis methods, etc.) and projects
  • Develop technical proposals for data analysis initiatives and projects including detailed description of the proposed work and resources required
  • Engage with concerned stakeholders to identify business requirements and expectations, define project scope, request clarifications as needed, and communicate to relevant stakeholders
  • Translate business needs into problem statements while leveraging internal and external sources
  • Develop implementation plans for data analysis projects and initiatives highlighting key milestones, methods and resources required
  • Follow up on data gathering activities to ensure data accuracy and completeness in a timely manner and according to pre-defined guidelines and plans
  • Ideate technical platforms and algorithmic engines, and support in coding scientific models and algorithms
  • Review and evaluate model lifecycle including data cleansing, model development and validation, and model deployment
  • Assess and support in conducting periodic tests and validation checks for deployed algorithms and models
  • Review data analysis to evaluate integrity and validity of outcomes and methods used, and ensure alignment with requirements and targeted outcomes
  • Facilitate and manage the coordination between internal and external experts throughout the data analysis lifecycle to ensure alignment on requirements and expectations, and identify and escalate unresolved issues
  • guidelines and plans, recommend corrective actions as needed and escalate unresolved issues
  • Gather consolidated data analysis reports to assess insights and review methodologies used to ensure validation of outcomes and adherence to data analysis standards and guidelines
  • Engage with concerned internal / external stakeholders and conduct presentations to share analyses outcomes and findings
  • Track KPIs and analyze feedback collected from concerned stakeholders to develop periodical reports reflecting the performance of data analysis projects / initiatives
Qualifications
  • 6+ years of experience in a Data Science field
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Big Data and Analytics or equivalent is required
  • Proficiency in Microsoft office 
  • Proficiency in English 
  • Focuses on Results and Quality
  • Demonstrates Customer Centricity
  • Displays Integrity and Professionalism
  • Innovates and Demonstrates Agility
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