Junior Data Scientist - London

** Job Summary**

We are looking to recruit a candidate to work as a Junior Data Analyst in one of our Long/Short Equity teams. Your job will involve discovering information hidden in vast amounts of data.

** Job Location** : London

Qualifications/Skills Required

Education: Bachelors or higher within relevant area of study such as Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics or similar.
Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms (k-NN, Naïve Bayes, SVM, Decision Forests etc).
Experience with common data science toolkits such as R, Weka, NumPy, MatLab etc.
Great communication skills
Good applied statistics skills, such as distribution, statistical testing, regression etc.
Good scripting and programming skills preferred
Data-oriented personality
Relevant work experience preferred

** Role**

Your primary focus will be in applying data mining techniques, doing statistical analysis and building high quality prediction systems.
Data mining using state-of-the-art methods
Enhancing data collection procedures to include information that is relevant for building analytic systems
Processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data used for analysis
Doing ad-hoc analysis and presenting results in a clear and timely manner
Creating automated anomaly detection systems and constant tracking of its performance
Conducting industry and company-specific research
Initiating and developing primary industry contacts
Committing your daily efforts to the highest levels of professionalism, integrity, and excellence
Ensuring the accuracy and quality of all of your recommendation materials
Supporting fundamental research into companies, industries, and sectors