Data Scientist

4 weeks ago

Washington, Sunderland, United Kingdom International Finance Corporation Full time
Job Title: Data Scientist - AI/ML Adoption

Join the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as a Data Scientist - AI/ML Adoption and contribute to the development of advanced analytics and deep insights from IFC operations. As part of the Corporate Portfolio Management (CPM) Department, you will play a critical entrepreneurial role in developing AI/ML solutions for data and analytics challenges both internally for CPM as well as for operations staff across IFC.

About the Role

The Data Scientist - AI/ML Adoption will be responsible for:

  • Assisting senior team members in working with business and technical stakeholders to understand and formulate problem statements addressing their pain points.
  • Helping in gathering, cleaning, and preprocessing structured and unstructured data for analysis and modeling purposes.
  • Assisting in developing, training, and evaluating machine learning models for analytics under the guidance of senior data scientists.
  • Performing basic feature extraction and engineering tasks, such as tokenization, stemming, and vectorization, to prepare data for modeling.
  • Documenting methodologies, experiments, and results, and assisting in preparing reports and visualizations to communicate findings.
  • Staying updated with the latest advancements in text analytics and NLP and participating in training sessions and workshops to enhance skills.
  • Handling ad hoc queries and providing support for various analytics tasks as needed, including user testing and basic application maintenance.
Requirements

Candidates should be professionals with experience in data science skills and technical knowledge of portfolio and asset management related topics, ideally in the private sector. The candidate should meet the following criteria:

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering or related field. Master's degree would be preferred, as well as equivalent combination of education.
  • Minimum of 2-3 years prior experience working with text analytics, natural language, and non-structure AI/ML analysis.
  • Demonstrated understanding of financial concepts, and application of data science in financial, corporate or investment operations domains.
  • Strong analytical skills to critically evaluate gathered data and ability to link or associate with other datasets and data needs.
  • Knowledge and experience in scripting and programming with Python, R and SQL.
  • Knowledge and experience with relevant technologies, preferably in cloud environment and tools provided within Azure and AWS.
  • Aptitude for learning and applying new technologies related to Data Science and Data Management.
  • Demonstrated self-starter with a high degree of responsiveness and proactivity.
  • Strong written and spoken communications skills in English; ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, articulate issues and recommend solutions.
About the World Bank Group

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

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