Associate Data Scientist / Data Scientist

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As a Data Scientist, you will be responsible for expanding, maintaining and optimizing the production-based models and data pipeline for the Strategy & Operations team. You will access, cleanse, compile, and transform disparate data sets to conduct analyses using scientifically valid techniques. Generating meaningful insights as well as assisting with feasibility studies to identify data availability, quality and modeling requirements, and dependencies.

Your Impact:

• Create and maintain optimal predictive and prescriptive data models.

• Generate new statistics from existing data sets.

• Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional/non-functional business requirements

• Identify, design and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.

• Benchmark models against existing Salesforce predictive tools.

• Support and collaborate on the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation and loading data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL.

• Work with internal customers to understand their needs and author and define implementation plans and functional specifications that solve those needs.

• Help define the roadmap for the Strategy & Operations data science and engineering functional area.

• Regularly assess and improve own performance in such areas as job knowledge, technical skills, productivity, accountability, quality, initiative, innovation, drive, working relationships, communications, leadership.
  

Minimum Requirements:

• 4+ year’s experience in an engineering role or equivalent academic work.

• Experience in data, analytics, and data warehousing concepts, including database management, ETL architecture and development, and strong SQL proficiency.

• BS in Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, similar data focused areas or equivalent experience.

• Highly Technical. Experience with modern data-oriented programming languages such as Python (preferred) or R, frameworks and patterns, test automation, performance optimization and debugging.

• Collaborator. Ability managing complex projects from start to finish and working effectively across internal functional teams and with external vendor relationships. You have the willingness to jump in and help when needed, learn and teach new skills, and have the experience and professionalism required to meet objectives.

• Data Rock Star. Ability to articulate ideas and proposals clearly to stakeholders and translate complex data and research into simple business recommendations and the courage and confidence to challenge the status quo.

• Organized. You’re an exceptional project manager and with strong organizational and follow through skills.

• Should be comfortable working with teams based in USA
  

Preferred Requirements:

• Ability to work in a highly collaborative and service-oriented environment.

• Experience with Salesforce.

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