Quantitative Analytics Senior

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Position Overview:

Are you looking for an opportunity to put your technical skills to use working on advanced modeling challenges?

Freddie Mac’s Single-Family Modeling team is currently seeking a Quantitative Analytics Senior who will be responsible for the development and execution of quantitative analytics and modeling projects to support business and risk management decisions. Apply now and learn why there’s #MoreAtFreddieMac!

Our Impact:

Our team is responsible for accelerating the development, deployment, and scaling of AI/ML capabilities across the Single Family Modeling department. Team will also provide expertise on the governance requirements surrounding AI/ML to ensure safety and soundness.

Your Impact:

• Use statistical, machine learning, and deep learning techniques to develop models.

• Make efficient use of distributed computing technologies including Spark, Dask and others to utilize structured and unstructured big data available.

• Collect, manipulate, and analyze large volumes of data from a variety of sources and structures.

• Research latest and emerging techniques and create proof-of-concept projects showcasing benefits and improvements.

Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree (or Master’s degree with equivalent work experience) in quantitative finance, statistics, economics or a related quantitative field

• Coursework or work experience applying predictive modeling techniques from finance, statistics, mathematics, data science, and computer programming to large data sets.  Qualifying coursework may include--but is not limited to—statistics, mathematical programming, optimization, machine learning, computational methods, design and analysis of algorithms, Bayesian methods, derivatives, and Monte Carlo methods

• Coursework or work experience writing statistical or optimization programs to develop models and algorithms. Programming languages may include--but are not limited to—SAS, Python, R, SQL, Java, and MATLAB

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Exceptional quantitative and analytics skills.
• Strong knowledge of Machine Learning and statistical models, tools and techniques.
• Strong programming skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work under limited direction, independently resolving and developing approach to solutions.

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Time-type:Full time

FLSA Status:Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $125,000 - $187,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.