Data Scientist

JOB SUMMARY

As part of this group, the Data Scientist job is responsible for executing the full-scope of advanced analytic techniques with the objectives of improving business processes, enhancing product personalization, and improving customer retention through discovery of causal relationships, predictive analysis, and recommender systems. Additionally, role will also be responsible for developing experiments and metrics to test and monitor system improvements. This position requires a strong command of statistical techniques and machine learning algorithms, as well as a demonstrated practical ability to determine where to invest time, synthesize actionable findings across diverse assignments, and present findings to audiences with diverse agendas and varying levels of technical expertise.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Plan, lead, and execute the complete analytics life-cycle for problem solving, including :

• Requirements gathering
• Problem formulation
• Data grooming
• Data exploration
• Model prototyping
• Model validation
• Algorithm productionalization

Survey varied data sources for analytic relevance, including :

Interpret, synthesize and communicate results of analyses to effect action and changes within the organization

Collaborate across teams to integrate analytic products with existing production architectures, develop execute and evaluate courses of action, and socialize results

Help teach and explain techniques and tools used to a broad set of business-intelligence, data, and analytics professionals with varied backgrounds

Exercise thought leadership and discretion in tailoring the tools, approaches, and data used to meet the needs of the particular problem

Perform other duties as required

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Skills / Abilities and Knowledge

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Skills / Abilities and Knowledge

Education

Advanced degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, operations research or other quantitatively-focus fields

Related Experience Years Work Experience

Phd 3

Masters 6

Bachelors 8

Required Skills : - Professional experience with Machine Learning - Education in STEM, applied mathematics, or statistics o Background in math and programming essentially - Strong SQL and ETL experience - Python, Java, or R o Scala is nice to have - Modeling experience : statistical, predictive, regression, ML, etc. o Binary classification models, continuous target models, etc. - Experience with Big Data tools and / or working with large data sets - Any cloud experience (ideally AWS)- in the process of moving everything over to AWS - Open and willing to do whatever is needed as the needs of the projects will change Will need to do live coding with Python or SQL during the interview

Basic Qualification :

Additional Skills : Long term

Background Check : Yes

Notes :

Selling points for candidate : Long term

Project Verification Info :

Candidate must be your W2 Employee : Yes

Exclusive to Apex : No

Face to face interview required : Yes

Candidate must be local : Yes

Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship : : No

Interview times set : : No

Type of project : Assessment / Analysis

Master Job Title : Data Scientist

Branch Code : Denver