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International Finance Corporation (IFC) is seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist to join our Corporate Portfolio Management (CPM) team. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in developing advanced analytics and deep insights from IFC operations.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing AI/ML solutions to address data and analytics challenges in CPM and operations staff across IFC. You will work closely with our network of data scientists, IT department, process owners, and business stakeholders to deliver impactful data science solutions.

• Assist in stakeholder collaboration to understand and formulate problem statements addressing business and technical stakeholders' pain points.
• Help gather, clean, and preprocess structured and unstructured data for analysis and modeling purposes.
• Assist in developing, training, and evaluating machine learning models for analytics under the guidance of senior data scientists.
• Perform basic feature extraction and engineering tasks to prepare data for modeling.
• Document methodologies, experiments, and results, and assist in preparing reports and visualizations to communicate findings.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in text analytics and NLP and participate in training sessions and workshops to enhance skills.
• Handle ad hoc queries and provide support for various analytics tasks as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience working with text analytics, natural language, and non-structured 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.

IFC is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities. Our mission is to leverage the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet.

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.