Guidepoint’s Data Insights group turns rows of numbers into tangible insights. We streamline and synthesize data that our clients use to make business decisions. The team is passionate about creating new products by looking at and combining data in unique ways for our clients. As a Data Scientist, you will help to spearhead the development of our analytics-focused products and provide new sources of revenue to new and existing clients. You will work with a range of interesting and proprietary data involving a high level of responsibility. Come and work with us for hte opportunity to help build a market-leading data business.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Help data analysts clean and process unstructured and semi-structured data
• Perform QA review to ensure data is of high quality and ready for modeling/use
• Work with messy and complex data to help find statistically significant signals
• Research various sector and company controversies to help qualitatively inform and interpret models
• Read 10Ks & 10Qs and equity research to understand company performance metrics and trends

• Must be intellectually curious, self-directed, highly driven with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Must have a hunger for solving complex, difficult big data problems with a sense of urgency
• Must have some working knowledge of SQL or other languages/technologies for performing data modeling and analysis (Java, C#, R, Matlab)
• Pursuing graduate or undergraduate degree(s) in a qualitative field: CS, Math, Statistics, Engineering, etc.
• Broad understanding of or interest in current controversies on Wall Street and ability to translate these into qualitative problems
• Excellent communication skills

Guidepoint connects clients with vetted subject matter experts—Advisors—from our global professional network. Our clients leverage the insights and perspectives shared by our Advisors to stay informed and make better business decisions.

Our multinational client list includes nine of the top 10 global consulting firms, hundreds of hedge funds (including five of the largest firms), and many of the largest private equity firms and Fortune-ranked companies. Guidepoint’s nine offices on three continents provide 24/7, quick and agile service. For more information, visit www.guidepoint.com.