Data Science Consultant
Do you think working in the banking sector can’t be exciting, rewarding and challenging? Think again. At Knowledge Lab, we develop pioneering solutions that enable financial institutions to make the most valuable business decisions. With us, you will have the opportunity to apply and expand your skills in ways you never thought possible - and you will have fun doing it. Join a successful team of great people with ambition, passion and ideas, all using and developing their talents for good - at work and in life.
The Position
As a Data Science Consultant at Knowledge Lab, you are at the forefront of the data-driven banking transformation. You will work with our clients to understand their business needs and actively shape solutions by defining use-cases, analyzing complex data sets, applying statistical methods and creating data models to provide actionable business insights. You will closely collaborate with our in-house data team: data engineers for data preparation and processing, data scientists and software engineers when implementing use cases, as well as UX experts to bring the services and data to life. You will also prepare showcases and prototypes on our in-house development platform.
In addition, you will actively share your knowledge within the team and the public by writing white papers and presenting in meetings and conferences.
Responsibilities
• Client-facing expert for data-driven use cases
• Understand customer business needs and shape innovative solutions
• Assess existing data sources and identify new data sources for usage in analytics and machine learning models
• Develop data analytics and machine learning models for production use
• Interpret and visualize results from data models in a user-centric and explainable way
• Develop showcases and prototypes for sales cases
• Mentor and educate team members and customers
• Prepare white papers and present our insights at meetings and conferences
What you offer
Minimum qualifications
• Master’s degree or PhD in Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science
• Very strong analytical skills with a mindset to make things “as simple as possible, but not simpler”
• Extensive experience in data modelling and machine learning techniques
• Relevant programming experience for data modelling and machine learning (e.g. Python, R)
• Extensive experience with data modelling packages and tools (e.g. TensorFlow/Keras, SciKitLearn, etc.)
• Experience with relational databases and good command of SQL
• Strong interest in banking and financial services industry
• Open, curious, team-oriented personality with persistency and tenacity
• High sense of ownership and quality
• Excellent communication skills, both towards customers and peers
• Ability to think ahead, work independently and set priorities
• Very strong command of English, good command of German (verbal and written)
• Willingness to travel (mostly within Switzerland, occasionally EU/UK)
Preferred qualifications
• Professional experience in Banking or financial services industry
• Experience with Big Data platforms (e.g. Spark, Hadoop), data pipelines and ETL
• Experience with production deployment of machine learning models and related tooling (e.g. Flask, Docker, micro-services)
• Experience with core banking platforms (e.g. Avaloqor similar)
• Experience with front-end development and visualization tools (e.g. D3)
Why should you apply?
At Knowledge Lab, we offer
• An inclusive culture that values interdisciplinarity, freedom and responsibility
• The possibility to shape a young company
• Excellent growth and personal development opportunities
• Interesting projects and challenging tasks
About Knowledge Lab
Knowledge Lab AG is a consulting, software engineering and data science company for financial institutions. Founded in 2016 and based in Zurich, Knowledge Lab serves customers within Switzerland and Europe. An interdisciplinary team of 20 employees works with its clients to develop solutions at the forefront of banking transformation. Knowledge Lab constantly researches new approaches and ideas in its own lab.
For further information please contact:
Daniel Hasler
Knowledge Lab AG
careers@k-lab.ch
+41 (44) 465 40 60