Job Description
Through the identification and assessment of critical business data elements, provide foundational algorithms, equations, and components for data analysis and reporting.
Responsibilities
The Data Scientist will work with both structured and unstructured data (on-line and off-line data) from multiple sources and will provide strategic data models using machine learning algorithms to deepen insights and address business problems. This person will be highly analytical with the ability to communicate, interpret and visualize the outcomes for Senior Business Leaders. Maybe assigned as Team Lead over other data scientists and or data analysts.
Understand the Data
- Defining what the data is, where it is coming from, how it will be captured, and how it will be received
Organize the Data
- Address usability, data modeling & structuring, aggregation, and statistical validity
Configuring Data for Accessing
- Channeling the data to where it is needed, for predictive/statistical modeling, machine learning algorithms, and forecasting
Reporting
- Using business requirements to tell the story, developing dashboards & reports that are actionable and measurable
Security & User Acceptance
- Audience access, viewing including how the data will be received, communications, instruction on data use
Outcomes/Insights
- Data that enables business leaders to make informed decisions
Qualifications
Education:
BS/BA Degree in data science, mathematics, statistics, computer science, or a related field
Work Experience:
- Minimum 8 years performing in a Data Scientist or related role
Demonstrated Skills & Abilities:
- Expert/Advanced knowledge of R, SQL and Python; familiarity with Scala, Java is an asset
- Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau) and data frameworks
- Understanding of machine-learning and operations research
- Work with minimal oversight and meets established deadlines
- Delivers defined projects with little or no oversight
- Problem solving, debugging/troubleshooting and the designing and implementation of solutions to complex technical issues
- Thrives in both a team environment and as an individual contributor
- Inherent curiosity while applying scientific methodology to learning and discovery
- Effective Data Visualization and teaching
Certifications, Licenses:
- Requires Data Analytics, Data Science and/or AI/Machine Learning Certification
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