Data Scientist

ZipRecruiter; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking consulting firm as a Data and Analytics team member! This full-time remote role offers the chance to tackle complex data challenges while collaborating with clients from various industries. You'll leverage your analytical expertise to develop and deploy advanced statistical and machine learning models, create insightful data visualizations, and mentor clients on best practices. With a commitment to continuous learning and innovation, this role promises a dynamic work environment where your contributions will be valued and celebrated. If you're passionate about data and eager to make an impact, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in developing statistical and machine learning models.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python or similar languages.
• Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients to understand and solve complex data problems.
• Develop and deploy statistical and machine learning algorithms.
• Create data visualizations that provide actionable insights.

Skills

Statistical Modeling

Machine Learning

Data Analysis

Data Visualization

SQL

Python

Cloud Computing

Agile Methodology

Communication Skills

Education

B.S. in Data Science

Graduate Degree in Related Field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

JIRA

GitHub

Job description

Job Description
Scalesology is a growing consulting company that helps businesses scale their data processes and technology, working with clients wherever they are on their analytics journey. We are looking for passionate, innovative, and mindful individuals to build our Data and Analytics team. This is a full-time remote position.

At Scalesology, we pride ourselves on providing a positive atmosphere of integrity and respect for our employees and clients. Our Core Values are a daily part of everything we do.

• Commit to the Cause: We are committed to being responsive, passionate, intentional, and diligent in everything we do.
• Treat others like you want to be treated: We treat our clients and our colleagues with mindfulness, humility, respect, and integrity.
• Focus on the Leading Edge: We embrace continuous learning in order to implement innovative technologies for our clients. We are not satisfied with the status quo.
• Celebrate the Journey: We believe in working hard, recognizing our employees’ efforts along the way, and having fun as we do it.

If you have a strong analytical background, appreciate working on a variety of projects, and enjoy solving challenging data issues across different industries - this is the job for you!

Responsibilities

• Work with clients to understand their complex data and analytic business problems, gather requirements, and generate proposed solutions to meet their needs.
• Provide statistics, machine learning, and business intelligence expertise on projects based on large-scale data.
• Assist in data lake, data warehouse and database design and implementation for analytical solutions.
• Conduct data mining and exploratory data analysis.
• Develop, optimize, validate, and deploy statistical and machine learning algorithms (e.g. GLM, Naïve Bayes, time series, random forests, neural networks, clustering, NLP, GAN, LLM).
• Create effective data visualizations that generate actionable insights for business improvements.
• Act as a mentor to clients, providing best practices and educating them on their analytical solution.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience developing and deploying advanced statistical and machine learning models.
• 4+ years of experience in SQL and one of the following: Python, Julia, R, or similar.
• Deep understanding of predictive modeling, machine-learning, clustering and classification techniques, and algorithms.
• Proficiency developing and deploying models in a Cloud environment such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Database and API integration experience.
• Extensive data wrangling experience in data ingestion, cleansing, transformation, validation, and enrichment.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Experience with Agile methodology, JIRA, and Github.
• Team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• B.S. (or graduate degree) in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Must live in Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin or be willing to move.