What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Scientist position at Henderson Scott UK?
Data Scientist required to join a rapidly scaling innovator in the Defence sector based in Pittsburgh, PA. This role may require up to 25% travel.
Please note due to the requirement to obtain security clearance, candidates must hold US Citizenship to be considered. It would be advantageous if you already held active DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
We're looking for someone who thrives in a role that allows them to see their work end to end, a self-starter who is passionate about excellence and an understanding for the opportunities and nuances of working in a start-up environment.
Some key duties in this role will include:
- Design experiments, test hypotheses, and build models for advanced data analysis and complex algorithms
- Apply advanced statistical and predictive modelling techniques to build, maintain, and improve multiple real-time decision systems
- Make strategic recommendations on data collection, integration, and retention requirements, incorporating business requirements and knowledge of data industry best practices
- Model and frame business scenarios that are meaningful and which impact critical processes and decisions; transform, standardize, and integrate datasets for client use cases
- Convert custom, complex and manual client data analysis tasks into repeatable, configurable processes for consistent and scalable use within a SaaS platform
- Optimize processes for maximum speed, performance, and accuracy; craft clean, testable, and maintainable code
We're looking for candidates with:
- Hands-on data science experience
- Experience deriving key insights and KPIs for external and internal customers
- Python Development skills
- Proven ability to develop solutions to loosely defined business problems by leveraging pattern detection over large datasets
- Proficiency in statistical analysis, quantitative analytics, forecasting/predictive analytics, multivariate testing, and optimization algorithms
- Experience using machine learning algorithms such as gradient-boosted machines and neural networks
- Experience with major NLP frameworks such as spaCy, fasttext and BERT
- Familiarity with big data frameworks such as HDFS, Spark and AWS
For immediate consideration please apply online today.
