Data Analyst
Company: The Voleon Group
Location: Berkeley
Posted on: January 25, 2023
Job Description:
Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art
machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For
more than a decade, we have led our industry and worked at the
frontier of applying machine learning to investment management. We
have become a multibillion dollar asset manager, and we have
ambitious goals for the future.Your colleagues will include
internationally recognized experts in machine learning research as
well as highly experienced technology and finance professionals.
The people who shape our company come from other backgrounds, too,
including concert music performance, humanitarian aid, opera
singing, sports writing, and BMX racing. You will be part of a team
that loves to succeed together.In addition to our enriching and
collegial working environment, we offer competitive compensation
and benefits packages, technology talks by our experts, a modern
office, daily catered lunches, and more.As a Data Analyst, you will
be part of a team responsible for owning and simplifying the flow
of data used by production trading algorithms at Voleon. Your work
will focus on curating datasets and building processes and tools to
standardize and simplify this curation. This role is a means to
make a difference: as a machine learning company, data is essential
to our business.Responsibilities
- Perform manual steps and develop automated processes to ensure
the completeness and integrity of massive amounts of mission
critical financial data pertaining to stocks, bonds, futures,
commodities, and more
- Partner with Members of Research Staff to curate new and
existing datasets
- Help drive continuous improvements to data quality procedures
and a consistent approach to how data quality is measured,
monitored, and reported
- Design systematic and automated processes and tools that allow
the team to scale and rapidly onboard new datasets
- Share an on-call rotation and be the first responder ensuring
the continuous operation of production-critical systemsRequirements
- Coursework or other relevant training in data analytics,
programming, or computing systems
- Proven problem-solving and analytical abilities including
pattern detection, root cause analysis, and issue resolution
- Experience with Python, pandas, and an interest in programming
and data analysis / data science
- Experience with SQL and working with a relational database
system
- Bachelor's degree with a strong academic recordPreferred
Qualifications
- Relevant experience in data operations, with proven process
improvement skills
- An understanding of the software development process and
exposure to hands-on coding in a professional environment
- Experience in exploratory data analysis and applied
statistics
- Experience with Linux
- While financial industry experience is a plus, we are
open-minded in our search for critical thinkers who are passionate
about technology and data
- Locations: Berkeley, London. (hybrid)"Friends of Voleon"
Candidate Referral ProgramIf you have a great candidate in mind for
this role and would like to have the potential to earn $7,500 if
your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The
Voleon Group, please use thisto submit your referral. For more
details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make
sure to review the.Equal Opportunity EmployerThe Voleon Group is an
Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without
regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex,
gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic
information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors
prohibited by local, state, or federal law.Vaccination
RequirementThe Voleon Group has implemented a policy requiring all
employees who will be entering our worksite, including new hires,
to be fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine. This policy also
applies to remote employees, as such employees will be asked to
visit our offices from time to time. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, proof of vaccination will be required as a
condition of employment. This policy is part of Voleon's ongoing
efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of our employees and
community, and to support public health efforts.
Keywords: The Voleon Group, Berkeley , Data Analyst, Professions , Berkeley, California
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