Job Name: Investment Data Scientist
Location: Remote
Line of Business: One Carlyle
Job Function: One Carlyle
Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Investment Data Scientist
The Carlyle Group
Washington, DC, USA
Posted on January 4, 2024
Position Summary
Join our dynamic Commercial Deal Team Support as a Data Scientist and immerse yourself in the heart of the investment process. This unique role fuses technical data science expertise with sharp commercial insight, placing you at the crossroads of investment decision-making and value creation. Collaborate closely with our investment teams and company leaders, leveraging your skills to make a tangible impact in due diligence and growth strategies.
Responsibilities
- Dive deep into data analytics for thorough investment due diligence, balancing swift execution with meticulous analysis to assess potential risks and opportunities.
- Partner strategically with portfolio company executives, driving data-led initiatives for growth and efficiency from concept to completion.
- Lead in developing and implementing data-centric strategies and tools, enhancing our investment processes and supporting our deal teams.
- Provide critical support in live due diligence, translating complex data into comprehensive analysis under tight deadlines.
- Develop insightful tools and data products to refine our investment process.
- Oversee value creation projects in portfolio companies, from strategy to execution.
- Engage in sophisticated data analysis, including feature engineering and analytics.
- Cleanse, integrate, and interrogate diverse datasets to unearth unique insights.
- Conduct rigorous hypothesis testing, statistical analysis, and modeling.
What you’ll do:
- Navigate and analyze complex datasets, extracting key insights to guide investment strategies.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external executives on data-driven growth initiatives.
- Manage third-party resources, integrating external expertise into our internal framework.
- Spearhead the creation of innovative data tools and products to scale our deal support capabilities.
Qualifications
Education & Certificates
- College degree and above in STEM field
Professional Experience
- Minimum of 3-6 years of direct Data Science experience, required.
- Experience in commercial consulting, investment banking, or client-oriented roles is advantageous.
Competencies & Attributes
- Exceptional problem-solving abilities.
- Aptitude for translating data into actionable business strategies.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a flair for public presentation and storytelling.
- Solid understanding of investment, financial valuation, and commercial growth principles.
- Advanced Python and SQL skills for complex data analysis.
- Proficient in machine learning techniques and handling large datasets.
- Skilled in data visualization and statistical modeling.
- Familiarity with AWS cloud computing and Git version control systems.
Due to the high volume of candidates, please be advised that only candidates selected to interview will be contacted by The Carlyle Group.
