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Data Science Associate

Data Science Associate

CompanyWellmark
LocationDes Moines, IA, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in quantitative discipline such as statistics, mathematics, finance, accounting, computer science, engineering, or economics
  • 4 years of direct and applicable work experience with specific experience in data or statistical analysis, including data collection, joins, analysis, statistics and/or data presentation
  • Specific exposure with hands-on data analysis of databases and files using SQL dialects and statistical programming languages
  • Strong formulas and data visualizations knowledge
  • Exposure to business intelligence or analysis platforms
  • Naturally curious and ability to drive business decisions and solutions
  • Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to present complex information
  • Proactive, self-starter and can manage priorities through effective time management skills

Responsibilities

  • Extracting, integrating analyzing, and interpreting data from internal and external data sources
  • Developing analytical tools that deliver insight to inform recommendations to achieve business goals
  • Collaborating with team and key business stakeholders to ensure critical business objectives are met by following the analytics lifecycle within assigned domains
  • Working cross-functionally with business stakeholders to identify risk and provide solutions that drive data-enabled decisions

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree
  • Experience working with unstructured data sets
  • Experience building data models and data pipelines with familiarity of data warehousing concepts
  • Strong consultation and presentation skills
  • Experience developing project roadmaps and timelines
  • Experience working with AWS tools such as S3, Glue, Redshift, Athena, Sagemaker, etc.
  • Experience developing, testing, and implementing statistical models within a business context