Lensa is a U.S. career site that helps job seekers discover job opportunities. We are not a staffing firm or agency. We promote jobs on behalf of our clients, which include employers, recruitment agencies, and marketing partners. Title: Data Scientist Location: Chicago or North NJ (near Newark) (Multiple Openings) Job Type: Full Time/ Contract to Hire Salary: Open Requirements • Minimum 5-10 years of hands-on experience with statistical software tools: SQL, R, Python • 3+ years- experience in business analytics, forecasting or business planning with emphasis on analytical modeling, quantitative reasoning and metrics reporting • Experience working with large data sets in order to extract business insights or build predictive models • Proficiency in one or more statistical tools/languages - Python, Scala, R SPSS or SAS and related packages like Pandas, SciPy/Scikit-learn, NumPy etc. • Good data intuition / analysis skills; sql, plsql knowledge must • Banking / Financial Sectors (preferred / not a must) Note: If interested please send your updated resume and include your rate requirement along with your contact details with a suitable time when we can reach you. If you know of anyone in your sphere of contacts, who would be a perfect match for this job then, we would appreciate if you can forward this posting to them with a copy to us. If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com