Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Insight Global is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to solve business problems through data science and machine learning. The role focuses on building, enhancing, monitoring, and optimizing production machine learning models while partnering with engineering and business stakeholders to drive measurable business value.
Responsibilities
- This person will spend the majority of their time solving business problems through data science and machine learning
- They will build, enhance, monitor, and optimize production ML models while partnering closely with engineering and business stakeholders
- The ideal candidate will be comfortable jumping into situations where model performance is declining, data quality issues arise, or business outcomes are not meeting expectations, then independently investigating root causes and recommending solutions
- They will work cross-functionally to identify opportunities where machine learning can drive business value, translate business challenges into technical solutions, and help prioritize high-impact data science initiatives
- While this is primarily a Data Science role, the team wants someone who is curious about surrounding systems and willing to investigate issues that may exist outside the model itself
Skills
- 6+ years of Data Science experience
- Strong hands-on experience with machine learning and statistical modeling
- Experience building ML models that have been deployed into production environments
- Experience supporting, monitoring, and improving models after deployment
- Has personally handled production ML issues such as model drift, degraded performance, bad predictions, data quality issues, etc
- Strong Python experience
- Strong BigQuery experience
- Experience working with large datasets and translating insights into business outcomes
- Ability to independently investigate ambiguous problems and determine root causes
- Experience partnering closely with Software Engineering teams
- Demonstrated ownership mentality; willing to troubleshoot beyond just the model itself
- Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience leveraging predictive analytics to influence business decisions
- Proven ability to connect Data Science work to measurable business value
- Senior-level presence capable of operating with limited direction
Benefits
- 100% remote work
- 6-12 month contract with extensions or permanent conversion
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