At Optiv, we’re on a mission to help our clients make their businesses more secure. We’re one of the fastest growing companies in a truly essential industry.

In your role at Optiv, you’ll be inspired by a team of the brightest business and technical minds in cyber security. We are passionate champions for our clients, and know from experience that the best solutions for our clients’ needs come from working hard together. As part of our team, your voice matters, and you will do important work that has impact, on people, businesses and nations. Our industry and our company move fast, and you can be sure that you will always have room to learn and grow. We’re proud of our team and the important work we do to build confidence for a more connected world.

The primary goal of the Data Scientist will be to help drive Optiv’s data analytics further into predictive and prescriptive realms. This role will work closely with the business intelligence team, providing expertise in data science concepts to improve overall company predictability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze large amounts of data and develop statistical models to find patterns and solve problems that will help drive strategic business decisions including but not limited to:
  • Predicting financial outcomes leveraging a predictive model
  • Developing nuanced customer segmentation that will inform go-to-market strategies
  • Analyzing purchase patterns to predict cross-sell / up-sell opportunities
  • Analyzing customer data to predict indicators for churn and growth opportunities
  • Quantifying customer lifetime value to inform risk/reward decisions
  • Identifying and leveraging internal signals in the data to help inform services capacity decisions
• Identify and lead data integrity projects
• Train members of the business intelligence team in data science tools and techniques
• ~10% of time free to experiment with the data and test hypotheses

Required Qualifications

• Highly analytical mind with a passion for conducting complex data analysis
• Strong quantitative skills and ability to translate analysis to insight
• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or similar
• Expertise in common data science toolkits and programming languages, including R & Python
• Proficiency in using query languages such as SQL
• Demonstrated experience applying data science methods to real-world data problems
• Demonstrated analytical aptitude and mastery of data analysis & visualization tools
• Ability to prioritize and manage through ambiguity with limited supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or similar
• 2+ years’ recent experience applying data science methods in B2B setting
• Experience with Domo, Tableau or similar BI tool
• Experience in the cyber security industry

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Why you'll love it here:

If you are seeking a culture that supports growth, fosters success and moves the industry forward, find your place at Optiv! As a market-leading provider of cyber security solutions, Optiv has the most comprehensive ecosystem of security products and partners to deliver unparalleled services. Our rich and successful history with our clients is based on trust, serving more than 12,000 clients of varying sizes and industries, including commercial, government and education. We have the proven expertise to plan, build, and run successful security programs across Risk Management, Cyber Digital Transformation, Threat Management, Security Operations ? Managed Services and Identity and Data Management. Optiv remains committed to championing Diversity, Equality and Inclusion within our organization and throughout the industry.

With Optiv you can expect:

• Work/life balance. We offer "Recharge", a flexible, time-off program that encourages eligible employees to take the time they need to recharge

• Professional training resources, including tuition reimbursement

• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects

• Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.

• The ability and technology necessary to productively work remote/from home (where applicable).