Data Scientist
Hybrid · Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Job Summary
The Data Scientist role at Viamericas involves developing and deploying analytical models that leverage advanced data analysis and AI techniques to generate actionable insights. Key responsibilities include identifying opportunities for data science to add business value, owning analytical initiatives from problem definition to implementation, leading collaboration with teams such as Sales, Marketing, and Operations, and ensuring the accuracy and performance of analytical models. Candidates should possess strong analytical and technical skills, experience with data science programming languages, and a curiosity to understand the remittance business.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, or similar field
- Strong knowledge of statistics, predictive modeling, and machine learning techniques
- Experience with programming languages commonly used in data science (e.g., Python, R, SQL)
- Experience working with large datasets and modern data platforms (data lakes, cloud environments such as AWS, etc.)
- Understanding of data preparation, feature engineering, and model evaluation techniques
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to connect analytical work with real business impact
- Strong communication skills (English and Spanish)
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
Desired Qualifications
- Master's in Data Science
- Familiarity with machine learning frameworks and libraries (e.g., Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar)
Additional Requirements
- This position may require weekend and evening work as we collaborate with our partners internationally on audits and in support of corporate initiatives.
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