Data Scientist (Paris)

This job description is for a position at Asset Impact (AI), an impact-driven climate start-up that has been part of GRESB since 2022?.We are looking for a skilled Data Scientist to join our team who loves to work with complex data sources and build robust, state-of-the-art models. This person should embrace a start-up mentality and be excited to take on new challenges as we discover them.ResponsibilitiesAs a Data Scientist at Asset Impact, you will develop and manage complex data models, support product development, and maintain direct client engagement. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our data offerings remain accurate, impactful, and aligned with our clients’ needs. This role also requires supporting quality assurance (QA) processes and contributing to research initiatives within our AI product development.Key responsibilitiesData Modeling: Develop and maintain data science models and algorithms for key industry sectors, such as power, aluminum, and cement, ensuring data accuracy and applicability to client needs. Sectors may vary depending on project requirements.Product Development: Collaborate with the product team to integrate data-driven insights into product features and contribute to roadmap planning.Client Engagement: Serve as a technical resource, addressing client inquiries related to data models and disclosures and ensuring accurate and timely responses.Quality Assurance: Support with QA processes during quarterly data refreshes, ensuring data integrity and reliability across all products.Research and Methodologies: Lead and contribute to research efforts to improve the data modeling methodologies and stay abreast of advancements in data science, including machine learning applications.Documentation: Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation for data models, methodologies, and processes to ensure transparency, reproducibility, and ease of future updates or audits.AI is a fast-growing climate data company, so your role will evolve. This means you will have opportunities to suggest, explore, and develop new tools and insights that can help AI achieve its impact-driven mission. It also means that your role and responsibilities will be driven by the growth of AI and your skills and interests. Likewise, besides your main focus, you can be involved in other activities such as building company culture, supporting recruitment, liaising with external stakeholders (e.g., financial institutions, research institutions, data providers, etc.), and/or helping our technical efforts.Minimum RequirementsRight to work in FranceRequired skillsBachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Data Science or Engineering) or equivalent experienceProficiency in Python and R for data analysis and modelingExpertise in data visualization, statistical analysis, outlier detection, and related standard libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, etc.)Strong understanding of data cleaning and preparation techniquesExperience developing strong and flexible data QA processesDemonstrated ability to approach challenges with creativity and innovative thinking to solve problems related to data modeling.A willingness to continuously learn and apply new techniquesEnglish as a working languagePreferred skillsInterest in sustainabilityExperience in finance or engineeringExperience in professional coding practices such as automated tests, object-oriented and data-centric programming, design patterns (such as SOLID principles), etc.Knowledge of machine learning and NLPHistory of integrating business needs into designMentoring of team membersWhy join us?A dynamic international team of data scientists, analysts, sustainable finance specialists and developers, passionate about the climate transition.It is a rapidly growing organization with many opportunities to get hands-on experience, make your voice heard, and help shape our future.A mission that brings together technology and impact.A competitive salary, generous personal development budget, and home office set-up.Subsidized public transportation and lunch vouchers.Subsidized premium private health insurance.Flexibility in terms of working hours and location.Offices in the centers of Berlin, Paris, and Amsterdam.About usAsset Impact (AI) is an impact-driven climate start-up. Our vision is a financial system that sets the global economy on a path to net zero emissions. We are a specialist provider of climate data and analytics used by financial institutions to achieve emissions reductions in the real economy. Our asset-based data and analytics cover the most carbon-intensive sectors of the global economy and map more than +330k physical assets across +11 industry sectors – linked to more than +65k listed and private companies – to issued securities.Our clients, mostly financial institutions, include large global organizations such as the 1,000+ financial institutions applying the PACTA tool, Barclays for its BlueTrackTM tool, ING for its Terra climate approach, and PwC for its Climate Excellence Tool.AI, formerly Asset Resolution, was established in 2018 in Paris by the 2° Investing Initiative, an innovative international think tank working to align financial markets with climate goals. We became part of GRESB, the leading ESG benchmark for real estate and infrastructure investments, in 2022 and became Asset Impact. We work globally and are expanding rapidly to support the growing needs of financial institutions as they embark on their journey to decarbonization.Find out more at https://asset-impact.gresb.com/ #J-18808-Ljbffr