Quantitative Analytics Associate

KeyBank is a financial services company seeking a Quantitative Analytics Associate to support the development and validation of predictive and machine-learning models. The role involves conducting quantitative analysis on large data sets and answering key business questions through exploration and discovery.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quantitative analysis on large data sets with manager and team support
• Identify common data errors and their impact
• Employ basic best practices for evaluating large data
• Answer key business questions through exploration and discovery
• Find patterns or anomalies by building out visualizations
• Execute basic diagnostics testing under supervision (e.g. performance testing, assumption verification and impacts of limitations)
• Tests, under supervision, suitability / sufficiency for approach (e.g. representativeness)

Skills

• Bachelor's degree (or its equivalent) in statistics, mathematics, economics, financial engineering, data sciences, predictive modeling, or other quantitative disciplines and at least 1 year of relevant experience; 0 with Master's or PhD
• Understanding of data wrangling including information documentation and importing data from different formats
• Understanding of descriptive statistics, random variables, common distributions, outliers
• Ability to consume, explore, and evaluate big data; can leverage this skill to inform business questions
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite navigation, shortcuts, use and share spreadsheet documents
• Python/R/SAS: Perform IDE walk-through; shortcuts, connect to data bases, use functions such as classes, variables, lists, and classes, program files, modules, and libraries
• Familiar with concepts and usage of Data Leakage, Training, Testing, and Validation Sets for model building
• Able to perform basic diagnostics testing
• Understanding of foundational statistical / measurement concepts, methods, and techniques
• Understanding of basic uses, scope, features, benefits, and risks of available modeling methods
• Works under general direction / supervision; may work independently, but often needs ongoing guidance and support
• Limited business partner interaction – work typically assigned by manager; Developing relationship building ability and interpersonal skills; Engage and interact mostly with immediate team and peers; Developing influencing skills
• Developing basic understanding of business partner strategy; Building financial acumen
• Developing critical thinking skills; Can analyze simple issues with low complexity; Can give perspective to the team addressing basic business/analytical problems and challenges; Recognizes need to escalate issues in a timely manner
• Basic writing skills; beginning to develop ability to organize information in clear, consistent format; Typically needs assistance with articulating a clear, well-thought out message and formal delivery; Minimal skills in creating PowerPoint presentations; limited formal delivery

Benefits

• Eligibility for incentive compensation which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives
• Please click [here](https://www.key.com/about/careers/working-with-us/benefits.html) for a list of benefits for which this position is eligible.
• Key has implemented an approach to employee workspaces which prioritizes in-office presence, while providing flexible options in circumstances where roles can be performed effectively in a mobile environment.

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