Azure Lead Data Scientist - AI, Analytics & Manufacturing

Lever, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

MCA Connect is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to partner with teams, mentor colleagues, and advance the Manufacturing Intelligence practice. You will lead data science implementations, drive innovation, upskill junior teammates, and collaborate with leadership to drive continuous improvement.

Within projects, you will build client relationships, deliver scalable Microsoft data solutions, and guide data capture strategies while applying Agile practices and modern analytics to diverse

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience with data science, AI, and big data. Experience with data engineering is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leveraging advanced analytics techniques and tools such as Azure Machine Learning, Azure Open AI, Azure AI Search, Azure Synapse Analytics, Databricks, and Power BI
• Extract insights from large datasets and develop data-driven solutions.
• Lead end-to-end data science projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and stay updated with emerging Microsoft technologies.
• Strong problem-solving, programming, and communication skills.
• Building predictive models and other analytical solutions.
• Apply statistical and machine learning methods to analyze large, complex data sets.
• Collaborate with various parties to brainstorm creative uses for data.
• Develop complex algorithms and statistical predictive models and determine analytical approaches and modeling techniques to evaluate scenarios and potential future outcomes.
• Perform analyses of structured and unstructured data to solve multiple and complex business problems.
• Deliver actionable guidance and recommendations to stakeholders to help understand nuances of the models built and tactics for improving.
• Act as the subject matter expert on solutions produced by working closely with your peers to help Clients better understand their data.
• Actively participate in the execution and planning of data capture strategies to improve data automation, data quality, and analytics capabilities.
• Run ad-hoc data extracts for requests from diverse partners and automate those needs over time.
• Perform highly complex, technical, and creative predictive analytics projects.
• Manage and prioritize multiple moderate-to-highly complex projects including gathering business requirements, developing project goals and requirements, coordinating project timelines, and communicating project status and deliverables with Clients.
• Stay abreast of architectural/industry changes in related fields.
• Continuously improve Team processes to ensure information is of the highest quality, contributing to the overall effectiveness of the Team.
• Ensure best practices are followed and business objectives are achieved by focusing on process improvements.
• Meet with Clients to determine needs and/or identify problem areas.
• May be responsible for the development of Statement of Work and Proposals which outline professional services required to meet Client requirements.
• Must be open to ~10% travel on an as needed basis.

Skills

Data science

AI

Big data

Storytelling through analytics

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Python

R

Scala

Spark

T-SQL

Education

Degree in Information Technology

Degree in Business Administration

Tools

Python

R

Scala

Spark

T-SQL

Job description

MCA Connect is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to partner with teams, mentor colleagues, and advance the Manufacturing Intelligence practice. You will lead data science implementations, drive innovation, upskill junior teammates, and collaborate with leadership to drive continuous improvement.

Within projects, you will build client relationships, deliver scalable Microsoft data solutions, and guide data capture strategies while applying Agile practices and modern analytics to diverse