Senior Data Scientist – Banking

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Job Summary:

FirstBank is Colorado's largest locally owned holding company, committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Senior Data Scientist will work with business stakeholders to perform complex data analysis and create predictive models to guide business strategies in the banking sector.

Responsibilities:

• Perform data and complex statistical analysis to guide interest rate risk analysis, relevant business decisions, and corresponding strategies

• Create complex models and lead validation of existing models

• Lead the development of machine learning and automation processes

• Gather, clean, and process raw data

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify interest rate risk strategies and test effectiveness

• Create and validate various reports, dashboards, models and visualizations

• Analyze and interpret data for trends and patterns, and make recommendations to business area

• Prepare and present various reports, presentations and other deliverables to management and senior leadership

• Mentor and trains junior data employees

• Lead data quality assurance programs and keeps up to date on regulation changes

• Lead regular audits of data, reports, models and other measures to ensure integrity and compliance

• Perform other duties and projects as assigned

• Understand and comply with all provisions of the Safety in the Workplace policy

• Work in office for a minimum of three days a week

Qualifications:

Required:

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in related field and a minimum of 5 years of related experience.

• A combination of post-high school education, job related certification and related experience equivalent to 7 years may be considered in lieu of minimum requirements.

• Advanced knowledge of statistics and predictive modeling

• Advanced skills in problem solving and analytical thinking

• Advanced skills in MySQL, Python, SAS, Spark, BigBML R, Java, and other commonly used data scientist tools

• Advanced object-oriented programming skills

• Advanced knowledge of machine learning, algorithms and data automation

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and ability to prioritize work

• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical users

• Perform data and complex statistical analysis to guide interest rate risk analysis, relevant business decisions, and corresponding strategies

• Create complex models and lead validation of existing models

• Lead the development of machine learning and automation processes

• Gather, clean, and process raw data

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify interest rate risk strategies and test effectiveness

• Create and validate various reports, dashboards, models and visualizations

• Analyze and interpret data for trends and patterns, and make recommendations to business area

• Prepare and present various reports, presentations and other deliverables to management and senior leadership

• Mentor and trains junior data employees

• Lead data quality assurance programs and keeps up to date on regulation changes

• Lead regular audits of data, reports, models and other measures to ensure integrity and compliance

• Understand and comply with all provisions of the Safety in the Workplace policy

• Work in office for a minimum of three days a week

Preferred:

• Advanced degree or 5-years of direct working experience in advanced financial modeling

• Understanding of financial derivatives and commercial interest rate risk concepts

• One year of commercial banking experience

Company:

FirstBank serves more than 650,000 customers and operates more than 115 locations in Colorado, Arizona, and California. Founded in 1963, the company is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.