Data Scientist at Snapnet Limited

Job Description

• The ideal candidate will be responsible for analyzing large amounts of raw information to find patterns that will help improve a company. He/she is expected to build data products to extract valuable business insights.

Major Responsibilities

• Undertaking data collection, preprocessing and analysis
• Building models to address business problems
• Presenting information using data visualization techniques
• Identify valuable data sources and automate collection processes
• Undertake preprocessing of structured and unstructured data
• Analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns
• Build predictive models and machine-learning algorithms
• Combine models through ensemble modeling
• Present information using data visualization techniques
• Propose solutions and strategies to business challenges
• Collaborate with engineering and product development teams

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Data Scientist.
• Experience in data mining
• Understanding of machine-learning and operations research
• Knowledge of R, SQL and Python; familiarity with Scala, Java or C++ is an asset
• Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau) and data frameworks (e.g. Hadoop)
• Analytical mind and business acumen
• Strong math skills (e.g. statistics, algebra)
• Problem-solving aptitude
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• B.Sc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field; graduate degree in Data Science or other quantitative field is preferred

Compensation
N200,000 - N300,000 per month