Senior Data Scientist
Genesis10 is seeking a Data Scientist: IV (Lead) for a hybrid 3-month contract to hire position with a leading client in Columbus, OH. Compensation: $78 per hour W2. Job Description: As we advance our data science and analytics capabilities, we want a Lead Data Scientist to develop experts in modeling complex business problems and discovering business insights using statistical, algorithmic, mining, and visualization techniques. We are looking for a leader who has a passion for developing others, driving change, and continuously improving and evolving the application of technologies to meet todays and tomorrow's challenges. Responsibilities: Prioritizes analytical projects based on business value and technological readiness Performs large-scale experimentation and build data-driven models to answer business questions Conducts research on cutting-edge techniques and tools in machine learning/deep learning/artificial intelligence Evangelizes best practices to analytics and products teams Acts as the go-to resource for machine learning across a range of business needs Owns the entire model development process, from identifying the business requirements, data sourcing, model fitting, presenting results, and production scoring Provides leadership, coaching, and mentoring to team members and develops the team to work with all areas of the organization Works with stakeholders to ensure that business needs are clearly understood and that services meet those needs Anticipates and analyzes trends in technology while assessing the emerging technology's impact(s) Coaches' individuals through change and serves as a role model Requirements: Up-to-date knowledge of machine learning and data analytics tools and techniques Strong knowledge in predictive modeling methodology Experienced at leveraging both structured and unstructured data sources Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job Demonstrated ability to communicate complex results to technical and non-technical audiences Strategic, intellectually curious thinker with focus on outcomes Professional image with the ability to form relationships across functions Ability to train more junior analysts regarding day-to-day activities, as necessary Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams Strong experience with Cloud Machine Learning technologies (e.g., AWS Sagemaker) Strong experience with machine learning environments (e.g., TensorFlow, scikit-learn, caret) Demonstrated Expertise with at least one Data Science environment (R/RStudio, Python, SAS) and at least one database architecture (SQL, NoSQL) Financial Services background preferred Master's degree and 5 years of experience related work experience using statistics and machine learning to solve complex business problems, experience conducting statistical analysis with advanced statistical software, scripting languages, and packages, experience with big data analysis tools and techniques, and experience building and deploying predictive models, web scraping, and scalable data pipelines Expert understanding of statistical methods and skills such as Bayesian Networks Inference, linear and non-linear regression, hierarchical, mixed models/multi-level modeling Master's degree or PhD in computer science, statistics, economics or related fields Genesis10 – Contract & Perm/Direct Hire Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals. For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: • Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20 years. • The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years. • Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.) • Behavioral Health Platform • Medical, Dental, Vision • Health Savings Account • Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident) • Voluntary Term Life Insurance • 401K • Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities) • Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF) For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website. Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
