Title: Associate Machine Learning Data Researcher
Shift: UK
Morningstar's Research group provides independent analysis on individual securities, funds, markets, and portfolios. The Research group also provides data on hundreds of thousands of investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on millions of equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar is one of the largest independent sources of fund, equity, and credit data and research in the world, and our advocacy for investors' interests is the foundation of our company.
Morningstar India has been a Great Place to Work-certified company for the past eight consecutive years.
The Role and the Team:
Morningstar Mumbai Managed Investment Operations Data Team is looking for an enthusiastic individual to take over machine learning data responsibilities. This individual is expected to contribute to AI automation of fund data collection processes. In this role, you will perform subject matter research during different stages of Machine Learning Model development, and work closely with Data Research Analysts, Content Researchers, Project Specialists, Data Scientists, and Tech Developers. This position is based in Mumbai.
Responsibilities:
- Represent fund day-to-day data collection processes and issues, and work with Data Scientists to identify potential areas for improvement where Machine Learning models can be applied for better process efficiency and data quality.
- Facilitate applying of Machine Learning models in data collection processes to support business growth.
- Contribute to AI-enhanced data collection activities and future data flow discussions as a domain expert.
- Partner with Data Scientists to build/tune the Machine Learning models, monitor the performance of ML models, and analyze ML results.
- Work closely with global data collection teams across various functions to achieve the desired outcome
- Build & maintain the documentation on ML models.
- Diagnose data issues in daily processes, identify root causes, and relay the issue to Data Scientists if necessary.
- Formulate and refine data annotation scheme and annotate training data.
Requirements:
- Current role of Senior Data Research Analyst (SDRA)
- Applicant should be AI/ML Practitioner program certified.
- Proven ability to articulate the problem statement and business requirements for building ML models.
- Understand Morningstar data collections processes and the methodologies for collecting those data points.
- Advanced Excel and SQL skills are required, basics of Python and regex is preferred.
- Proven ability to automate data collection, tasks/reports by using excel macros, SQL queries or data automation projects, is a plus.
- Good English verbal/written communication skills.
- Good people and project management skills.
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and organized.
- Bachelor/master's degree in finance/business/mathematics with an exceptional academic record or other professional certificates like PMP and/or CFA is valued.
Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer.
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.
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