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Become a Data Scientist in Finance:
Gain Industry Level Experience

Work as a Financial Data Scientist to help a real client build a financial machine-learning model to conduct dividend forecasting.

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Why this project gets you hired as a Data Scientist

Lillian, Project Lead, Senior Data Scientist

We collaborate with hiring managers and employers to design the project. Ensuring the skills & experience you gain here will be 100% transferable to real work.

What You’ll Learn & Work on

  • Domain knowledge: Financial Statement Analysis (FSA), Accounting Basics

  • Analytical Skills: Data Wrangling, Data Science, Machine Learning, GenAI

  • Engineer Skills: Data Pipeline, ETL, API, AWS

  • Comprehensive understanding of Dividends and relevant financial metrics and their impact on corporate health

  • FSA mini case study and predictors grouping

  • Introduction to object-oriented programming, data collection, evaluation, preprocessing, and storage through API and ETL pipelines

  • Exploratory data analysis, feature selection, and engineering. Introduction to machine learning and different classification models.

  • Discussion on model tuning, bias-variance trade-off, performance evaluation, and model selection

  • Presentation prep week and High level Gen AI talk

  • Record and submit your final project presentation for review.

Meet the Project Lead

Lead Mentor: Lillian Lin

Senior Data Scientist @ Symcor

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"As a hiring manager, I highly value candidates with hands-on experience in building data pipelines, deploying predictive models, and mastering tools like AWS and Python. This project provides practical, end-to-end experience in financial analysis, machine learning, and ETL processes, preparing you to meet the real-world demands of employers in the banking and finance sectors."

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FAQ

  • Unlike the other online courses or capstone projects, everything you learn and do will be directly transferable to a real workplace. Our programs are all designed and approved by industry professionals and hiring managers, they understand what can make you a great candidate in the job market.

  • You'll have access to decks, recordings, and other course materials, along with the necessary software and platforms. The project is self-paced, and we recommend dedicating 20-40 hours per week to complete it. Once finished, submit your final project for review.

  • The industry project helps you build hands-on experience, enhance your profile, and develop job-relevant skills by working on real-world tasks. It’s self-paced, with all necessary materials and platform access provided.

    The mentorship program is 1:1 coaching with an industry expert, focusing on interview preparation, resume refinement, and job search strategy to help you land an offer. Strong project experience is key before starting mentorship.

  • Yes! You can start 1:1 mentorship while working on the industry project to accelerate your job search. In this case, a deposit will be required.