Senior Data Scientist

We’re looking for a Sr. Data Scientist with strong technical acumen to design, build, and train algorithms and models to improve and streamline business processes for large enterprise customers. 

Responsibilities:  

• Collaborate closely with diverse stakeholders to gather business requirements and translate them into technical specifications to inform model design and implementation

• Conduct data manipulation required for model pre- and post-processing (preparing the data)

• Author articulate reports, visualizations, and presentations to communicate your process and results to stakeholders with varying levels of technical understanding

• Engage with interdisciplinary development teams, such as data engineers and machine learning engineers, to leverage MLOPs frameworks to support the longevity of models (work across functional teams)

• Proactively and independently  engage with customers and take ownership for building models and implementing data science best practices unique to each project

• Drive thought leadership in the data science community by actively contributing to open source projects, sharing insights through engaging talks, and advancing global data science practices

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree or evidence of exceptional ability in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, or operations research

• 3-5+ years hands-on experience in building models and developing algorithms for real-world applications and data-driven optimizations

• Depth of knowledge in advanced mathematics, machine learning, and statistics

• Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, distributed systems

• Mastery of one or more data analysis languages such as R, Python, PySpark, and SQL

• Experience with data science tools including Python scripting, NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, scikit-learn, Jupyter notebooks, bash scripting

• Experience with XGBoost, Facebook Prophet, Random Forests, and other major data science algorithms and packages

• Preferred - familiarity developing on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Databricks

• Preferred - experience working with Generative AI and Large Language Models, such as RAG, Dall-E, Bard/Gemini, ChatGPT

• Exemplary verbal and written communication skills, ability to relate technical results and business outcomes to technical & non-technical audiences. Previous consulting experience is preferred. 

• Able to work under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines

• Well organized with meticulous attention to detail

Why phData? We offer:

• Remote-First Work Environment 

• Casual, award-winning small-business work environment

• Collaborative culture that prizes autonomy, creativity, and transparency

• Competitive comp, excellent benefits, 4 weeks PTO plus 10 Holidays (and other cool perks)

• Accelerated learning and professional development through advanced training and certifications