Data Scientist

Position Summary

This role will help in the development of predictive analytics solutions. The Data Scientist will work on 1-2 projects concurrently under the supervision of senior members of the Data Science team. The projects at this level will vary from small and straightforward to large and complex. Similarly, impact can range from team/department level up to organization-wide. The Data Scientist provides analysis and assists in developing machine-learning models, complex analysis, data visualiation and automation capabilities to solve business problems. Such efforts require cross-functional involvement from various disciplines across the organization.

 

Major Responsibilities:

 

Data evaluation and analysis:

• Assist in identifying appropriate data sources to answer business question

• Extract, blend, cleanse, and organize data

• Visualize data

• Identify (and ameliorate) outliers and missing or incomplete records in the data 

• Analyze data to identify the root cause for the given problem statement

• Create reporting and identify opportunities to bring in automation to the process

• Setup a streamlined process for data ingestion as per the business case

 

Model building and implementation

• Participate in the identification of appropriate techniques and algorithms for building model

• Create and test model

• Build application and embed model

 

Communication

• Proactive approach to build network connections within the team

• Engage in best practices discussions with other team members regarding modeling activities

• Discuss project activities and results with team

• Help in the documentation and presentation of project stories

• Ability to create and present during executive meetings

 

Identify opportunities for savings and process improvement:

• Collaborate with various stakeholders to identify business problems

• Help conduct ROI analysis to determine project feasibility

• Help build business case to solve such business problems

• Other projects as assigned by the supervisor

 

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