Data Analyst / Associate Data Scientist

About the role

Integra FEC (Financial Economic Consulting) is hiring entrepreneurial and quantitatively-skilled individuals with data analytics experience who are interested in applying their skills to identify, investigate, and analyze fraud in various domains, including finance, healthcare, and cryptocurrencies. Integra is a boutique economic consulting and forensic analytics firm that has worked with government agencies and private entities to analyze many complex and high-profile schemes. Our team applies data science and econometric techniques and intensely values each employee to take initiative and to be curious while operating as a data detective to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and take ownership in data-intensive investigations of financial fraud
• Conduct background research to develop hypotheses of where fraud occurs
• Write scripts to retrieve and organize data; parse free-form text fields, images, and spreadsheets to derive insights
• Construct and analyze large datasets to find fraudulent patterns; develop quantitative and empirical methods to detect where fraud occurs
• Summarize and present findings to technical and non-technical audiences

Requirements

• Background in statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science, data science, economics, or other quantitative field
• Demonstrated experience with R, Python, and/or SQL
• Attention to detail
• Intellectual curiosity and interest in fraud analysis
• Highest ethical standards
• Strong teamwork abilities
• Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. (we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time)

Qualifications (Preferred)

• 2+ years of relevant full-time experience
• Excellent skills in R, Python, and/or SQL
• Knowledge of financial concepts and principles
• Demonstrated aptitude for research