Risk Modeling & Analytics Specialist

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Risk Modeling & Analytics Specialist (w/m) vacancy for a globally operating Zurich based company in the financial sector.

Your experience/skills:

• Master’s or PhD degree in a quantitative field such as econometrics, financial economics, financial mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics or mathematics
• Several years of experience in risk modelling, model validation and related fields
• Outstanding computing and programming skills paired with strong quantitative analytic and modelling skills
• Coding experience using programming languages such as R or Python
• Proven project management skills, taking end-to-end responsibility regarding quality and deadlines as well as timely escalating of issues
• Ability to deliver high standards report writing and to explain technical topics clearly and intuitively
• Languages: English, fluent in written and spoken

Your tasks:

• Performing independent model validations
• Collaborating with model developers and key stakeholders across the institution
• Assessing the model’s conceptual soundness and methodology
• Ensuring appropriateness of assumptions, parameters, model calibrations, qualitative and expert adjustments
• Reviewing outcome, impact, or benchmark analyses in order to develop an appropriate benchmark model
• Assessing model risk, including model robustness analysis, identification of limitations and their assessment
• Delivering assessment documentation according to required standards

Start: 07/2021
Duration: 06MM+
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Ref.Nr.: BH17086

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