Position Summary:

The Sr. Data Scientist I designs, develops, tests, deploys, maintains, and improves comprehensive data science solutions. They deliver individual projects based upon deadlines and required deliverables. The Sr. Data Scientist builds complex models independently and collaborates with other teams to conduct model reviews. They develop and/or provide technical leadership in the development of machine learning models involving the application of new methods with significant technical risk. The Sr. Scientist prepares detailed plans, which may span over a year for complex projects. They determine model philosophy, goals, and objectives, and participate in the formation of project goals, scope, and schedule.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develops comprehensive data science solutions 
• Architects and builds machine learning infrastructure, deployment, and monitoring 
• Mentors junior and mid-level Data Scientists 
• Includes testing in all aspects of the development process 
• Participates in project planning and architecture discussions 
• Leads the adoption of new data science techniques and technologies 
• Works with stakeholders to determine the desired feature set and develop stable and scalable solutions 
• Creates descriptive reports and visualizations detailing the performance of advanced analytics projects 
• Analyzes potential problems and finds solutions to pressing data issues 
• Participates in on-call rotation 

Ideal Skills, Experience, and Competencies:

• At least four (4) years of relevant data science experience
• Advanced experience with the Python data science stack (pandas, scikit-learn, keras, etc.)
• Expert experience with SQL
• Intermediate experience with Apache Spark or other distributed processing engines
• Advanced experience with supervised and unsupervised machine learning models
• Advanced experience with statistical methods
• Effective problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Ability to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances
• Effective technical leadership abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with innovative application design and implementation
• Ability to make sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems

Required Education & Certifications:

• M.S./M.A. degree in a technical field; or equivalent work experience
• Ph.D. degree in a technical field preferred

Compensation:

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