Senior Data Scientist

  • Full-time

Job Description

This is a direct-client opening for a Sr. Data Scientist located in Seattle, WA. This is a full-time position and the salary will depend on experience. 

Required Qualifications:

Advanced degree in a quantitative field such as economics, computer science, engineering, or statistics.
5+ Years of experience building and optimizing predictive models in a production consumer website environment.
Deep understanding of probability, statistics and machine learning theory including hands on experience in: Clustering, Decision Trees, Logistic Regression, Dimensionality Reduction, Random Forests, and Neural Networks for prediction and recommendations.  
Excellent command of Statistical Computing Package (R, SAS, SPSS, etc.) including production implementation of output models using custom code or PMML.
Experience with Python and related Machine Learning libraries (pandas, scikit-learn, etc.)
Proficiency with SQL-like query languages to do data extraction, transformation, and loading
Broad understanding of databases (e.g. Oracle PL/SQL, Mongo), and high-performance or distributed processing (e.g. Hadoop, Spark)
Ability to work across multiple simultaneous projects with stakeholders to assess needs, implement solutions, and provide communications to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Passion for solving ambiguous and meaningful real-world problems using a collaborative approach and a rigorous statistical, data-driven mindset.
Experience interviewing and hiring high performing team members.

Additional Information

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