Apex Systems

Job#: 2080193

Job Description:

Job Title: Lead Data Scientist

Job Location: Columbus, OH (Onsite)

Pay Range: $69/hr-$80/hr

Contract Length: 3 Months (Contract-to-Hire)

Overview:

Our Enterprise Data and Analytics team is growing. We’re looking for a Lead Data Scientist to assist with building and developing our Data Science team and lead us into the next generation of banking. We are reimagining how data is used across the bank to better serve our customers, support our communities, and make our colleagues lives better. Our goal is to be the best performing Regional Bank in America, and we need data and analytics to meet that goal.

As we advance our data science and analytics capabilities, we want a Lead Data Scientist to develop experts in modeling complex business problems and discovering business insights using statistical, algorithmic, mining, and visualization techniques. We are looking for a leader who has a passion for developing others, driving change, and continuously improving and evolving the application of technologies to meet todays and tomorrow’s challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Prioritizes analytical projects based on business value and technological readiness
• Performs large-scale experimentation and build data-driven models to answer business questions
• Conducts research on cutting-edge techniques and tools in machine learning/deep learning/artificial intelligence
• Evangelizes best practices to analytics and products teams
• Acts as the go-to resource for machine learning across a range of business needs
• Owns the entire model development process, from identifying the business requirements, data sourcing, model fitting, presenting results, and production scoring
• Provides leadership, coaching, and mentoring to team members and develops the team to work with all areas of the organization
• Works with stakeholders to ensure that business needs are clearly understood and that services meet those needs
• Anticipates and analyzes trends in technology while assessing the emerging technology’s impact(s)
• Coaches individuals through change and serves as a role model

Skills:

• Up-to-date knowledge of machine learning and data analytics tools and techniques
• Strong knowledge in predictive modeling methodology
• Experienced at leveraging both structured and unstructured data sources
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex results to technical and non-technical audiences
• Strategic, intellectually curious thinker with focus on outcomes
• Professional image with the ability to form relationships across functions
• Ability to train more junior analysts regarding day-to-day activities, as necessary
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Strong experience with Cloud Machine Learning technologies (e.g., AWS Sagemaker)
• Strong experience with machine learning environments (e.g., TensorFlow, scikit-learn, caret)
• Demonstrated Expertise with at least one Data Science environment (R/RStudio, Python, SAS) and at least one database architecture (SQL, NoSQL)
• Financial Services background preferred

Experience:

• Master’s degree and 5+ years of experience related work experience using statistics and machine learning to solve complex business problems, experience conducting statistical analysis with advanced statistical software, scripting languages, and packages, experience with big data analysis tools and techniques, and experience building and deploying predictive models, web scraping, and scalable data pipelines
• Expert understanding of statistical methods and skills such as Bayesian Networks Inference, linear and non-linear regression, hierarchical, mixed models/multi-level modeling

Education:

• Master’s degree or PhD in computer science, statistics, economics or related fields

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at employeeservices@apexsystems.com or 844-463-6178.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.