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IT and Engineering > Data Scientist

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Short Description:

Develop and implement techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.

Duties / Responsibilities:

  • Work with organizational stakeholders to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to drive business solutions.
  • Mine and analyze data from company databases to optimize product development, marketing techniques, and business strategies.
  • Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data-gathering techniques.
  • Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets.
  • Use predictive modeling to increase and optimize customer experiences, revenue generation, ad targeting, and other business outcomes.
  • Develop company A/B testing framework and test model quality.
  • Coordinate with different functional teams to implement models and monitor outcomes.
  • Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy.

Skills / Requirements / Qualifications

  • Education: Master's degree in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, or related fields.
  • Experience: 5-7 years of professional experience.
  • Computer skills: Proficient with programming languages (Java, C++, Python, R, etc.)
  • Miscellaneous: Demonstrated experience applying data science methods to real-world data problems.
  • Visualization tools: Experience utilizing visualization tools to take advantage of the growing volume of available information.

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  • Education: Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
  • Related Experience: Extensive skills, knowledge, and experience are necessary for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience.
  • Job Training: Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, or training.
  • Job Zone Examples: These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
  • Specific Vocational Preparation in years: 2-4 years of preparation (7.0 to < 8.0)

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