Analytic Science/Machine Learning – Intern
The Opportunity
The Machine Learning Scientist will be a contributor to the FICO Decision Management Platform and FICO Analytic Cloud, and will embark on state-of-the-art, data-driven exploratory analysis as well as predictive models to solve business problems across financial services industry, particularly in the area of Originations and Customer Management.
What You’ll Contribute
Build and evaluate predictive and decision models to be deployed in production systems, or for research. This includes the analysis of large amounts of historical data, determining suitability for modeling, data clean-up and filtering, pattern identification and variable creation, selection of sampling criteria, generating performance definitions and variables, performing experiments with different types of algorithms and models, analyzing performance, to identify the best algorithms to employ.
- Design and develop machine learning model
- Build software components and tools to support model development, and to enable integration and deployment of analytic models into production software and solutions.
- Design and develop analytic enterprise and cloud software using a variety of languages/platforms to support integration and deployment of analytics products and solutions.
- May participate in post-implementation and model maintenance support.
- Develop infrastructure for analytics and analytic software development, automated testing, and release management.
- Manage projects and meet deadlines, work with other teams within FICO (software, IT, product management, and product support) provide high quality support to enable integration and deployment of analytics software and solutions. May participate in pre-sales support and provide post-implementation support.
What We’re Seeking
- MS or PhD degree in computer science, engineering, physics, statistics, mathematics, operations research with specialization in Machine Learning.
- Experience working with Big Data Technologies (ex. Spark) and applying machine learning techniques at large scale with these technologies.
- Ability to program in Python (full stack) for purposes of model development, API designs, etc.
- Prior experience preparing data for analysis, building predictive models on large scale platforms, and helping to drive innovation into the modeling process/offerings.
- Knowledge of working with visualization libraries for analytics (JavaScript is a plus)
- Experience in Java/Scala is a plus
Our Offer to You
- A culture and work environment strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers, and Earn the Respect of Others.
- The opportunity to make a difference by leveraging your unique strengths.
- Highly competitive compensation and rewards.
- Flexible work options, opportunities to give back to your community, social events with colleagues, and a comprehensive benefits program inclusive of progressive parental leave.
Why make a move to FICO?
At FICO, you can advance your career within one of the fastest-growing fields in technology today - analytics. With our industry leading credit scores and other solutions, FICO is the leader in predictive analytics for banking, insurance, retail and healthcare. Our ability to drive smarter decisions is driving some of the world’s leading companies to a new level of analytics-fuelled success.
Our success is founded on really talented people – just like you – who enjoy:
Innovation – change the game for us and for our clients around the world
Teamwork – lead and learn from the very best in your field
High Performance – challenge yourself and reap the rewards of delivering results
Opportunity – grow with a global company that develops talent
FICO™ (NYSE:FICO) delivers superior predictive analytics that drive smarter decisions. Our groundbreaking use of mathematics to predict consumer behavior has transformed entire industries and revolutionized the way risk is managed and products are marketed. FICO's innovative solutions include the FICO(R) Score - the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the United States - along with industry-leading solutions for managing credit accounts, identifying and minimizing the impact of fraud, and customizing consumer offers with pinpoint accuracy. Most of the world's top banks, as well as leading insurers, retailers, pharma businesses and government agencies rely on FICO solutions to accelerate growth, control risk, boost profits, and meet regulatory and competitive demands. FICO also helps millions of individuals manage their personal credit health through www.myFICO.com. Learn more about FICO at www.fico.com.
FICO is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace.
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