Senior Data Scientist

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Risk Architecture

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career within Assurance Support Services, will provide the opportunity to support our engagement teams and clients by providing advice and counsel on accounting, financial reporting, and strategic business issues. In joining, you’ll help ensure a complete and relevant exchange of information among our consultants and in turn with engagement teams and clients, provide experts advice on a variety of specific topics, support engagement teams in resolving complex issues, and supporting clients and their subsidiaries in evaluating the potential impact of accounting and reporting standard setting initiatives. You’ll develop strong relationships with our engagement teams and established audit clients and enhance our ability to meet greater investor expectations with the challenges of an increasingly complex business environment.

Our team works closely with engagement teams, PwC leadership, PwC counsel, and other groups within PwC to identify and manage practice matters. You’ll play an integral role in developing policy, processes, and tools to support the assurance practice and will interact daily with engagement teams to help staff navigate the challenging and highly judgmental aspect of the audit practice.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

At PwC, we specialize in providing cutting-edge data solutions that drive business success. We partner with clients across diverse industries to understand their data needs, design robust data architectures, and implement scalable data solutions. Our team is dedicated to solving complex data challenges and delivering strategic solutions that align with our clients' goals.

As a Data Scientist, you will be responsible for analyzing complex datasets to extract meaningful insights and develop predictive models that support strategic decision-making. You will work closely with solution architect, devops engineer, data engineer, and other stakeholders to create reliable and efficient data systems using cutting-edge technologies such as GenAI, Machine Learning, etc.

In this role, you will also get the opportunity to enhance your expertise across a broad spectrum of data-related disciplines such as data governance, data strategies, data science, and project management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze large and complex datasets to identify patterns and trends using statistical techniques to derive actionable insights.
• Develop, test, and validate predictive and descriptive models to support business objectives. Apply machine learning algorithms and statistical methods to solve real-world problems.
• Create clear and compelling visualizations to communicate findings and insights to stakeholders.
• Clean, preprocess, and transform data from various sources to ensure accuracy and usability for analysis and modeling.
• Generate and present reports that summarize analytical findings and recommendations. Provide actionable insights to guide strategic decision-making.
• Stay abreast of the latest trends and advancements in data science, machine learning, and analytics. Propose and implement innovative techniques and methodologies to enhance data practices.
• Maintain thorough documentation of data science processes, models, and methodologies to ensure transparency and reproducibility.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a similar field.
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience as a Data Scientist or in a similar role, with a proven track record of applying data science techniques to drive business outcomes.
• Proficient in data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Python, R, SQL, Tableau, Power BI). Experience with machine learning libraries and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Proficient in cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Sagemaker, AWS Quicksight, Azure Machine Learning).
• Experience with deep learning techniques and natural language processing (NLP).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to tackle complex data challenges and derive actionable insights.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex findings in a clear and concise manner.
• Knowledge of data privacy and security best practices.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Bachelor Degree

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

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Optional Skills

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Travel Requirements

Up to 40%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

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