Leverage large sets of structured and unstructured data to develop tactical and strategic insights. Collaborate with analytic and data teams to set objectives, approaches, and work plans. Research and evaluate new analytical methodologies, approaches, and solutions. Develop and validate statistical forecasting models and tools. Interpret and communicate analytic results to analytical and non-analytical business partners and executive decision makers.

Given substantial growth and impact at Crowe, the machine learning team has formed into an official unit, Advanced Data Science, which is responsible for all machine learning and artificial intelligence throughout the firm. Projects are being worked currently, or in the near future, within every business unit and industry vertical. Links below are examples of two projects for public release, in the healthcare finance and financial services industries respectively.

http://www.crowehorwath.com/industries/healthcare/revenue-cycle/exceptions-resolution.aspx.

https://www.crowehorwath.com/insights/banking-performance/dfast-model-costs.aspx

This team works on a wide variety of projects utilizing numerous areas of machine learning, including: supervised regression/classification, unsupervised learning, anomaly detection, NLP, reinforcement learning, deep learning, forecasting, etc.

Both the Data Scientist – Statistics and Data Scientist – Modeling posted positions sit within the Advanced Data Science group.

Education

• Advanced degree (Masters at a minimum) in a quantitative field in one or more of the following:
  • Statistics
  • Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Data Science
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • [or similar academic pedigree]

Experience

• 4+ years experience in advanced analytics and machine learning model development and validation.

• 2+ years experience working in industry, leading analytic-based projects, and delivering results within scope, funding, and duration.

Modeling Experience

• Neural Networks (Feed-forward, CNN, RNN, etc.)
• Parallel Processing (CPU & GPU)
• Cluster and cloud computing: Spark, Mesos, Azure ML, etc.

Special Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Expert level programming skills in R
• Experience with a statistical package and various programming languages such as R, Python, Java, C++, SAS, Matlab, etc.
• Experience writing SQL queries and linking to enable read/write to the database.
• The capacity for a high degree of autonomy and out-of-the-box thinking

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