Data Scientist

ComResource is looking for a Data Scientist.

A data scientist is responsible for data mining, building predictive models, & driving the construction of data products. This data science focus surrounds core retail areas including planning, merchandising, inventory management & supply chain business areas.

This position will work closely with other Data Science team members to collect, model, analyze & provide insight on core data sets. This position will work closely with business partners, ensuring solutions meet business objectives and provide high contextual value.

Responsibilities:

• Work with data engineers to build mineable datasets
• Execute data mining activities providing insight from datasets
• Build accurate predictive models driving decision making
• Work with business owners to understand context within datasets
• Deliver insight to leadership, helping drive strategic business decisions
• Hypothesize, experiment & drive insight by any means necessary
• Drive innovation by evaluating business processes and identifying data science solutions

Essentials:

• BS or MS (preferred) in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Quantitative Finance, Math, Statistics, Physics, or a related Engineering degree
• 7+ years’ experience in building models and developing algorithms for machine learning, statistics, mathematical programming, and simulation in industry
• 7+ years’ experience in managing and analyzing large-scale structured and unstructured data using Python
• 7+ years’ experience in SQL in big data environments and data modeling
• Experience with Machine Learning, Statistics, data analysis tools and techniques
• Experience with statistics methods such as forecasting, time series, hypothesis testing, classification, clustering, and regression analysis
• Experience with scientific computing and analysis packages such as NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, dplyr
• Experience with machine learning libraries and packages such as TensorFlow, Keras or PyTorch
• Experience with data visualization libraries such as Matplotlib, Pyplot, ggplot2
• Experience writing testable code and shipping code into production
• Demonstrable track record of dealing well with ambiguity, prioritizing needs, and delivering results in a dynamic environment
• Experience using version control tools such as Git
• Experience with cloud technology such as GCP, AWS or Azure
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively advocate technical solutions to research scientists, engineering teams and business audiences
• Direct experience analyzing A/B experiments
• Proven ability to convey rigorous technical concepts and considerations to non-experts