Data Scientist

Zizy Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health support

Generous time off

Parental leave and family-planning

Learning & development stipend

Job summary

Zizy Inc. is seeking a data scientist in New York, NY to analyze metrics, build predictive models, and deliver insights for business decisions. You will automate data collection, preprocess data, and identify trends to inform strategy.

You will collaborate with engineering and product teams, present findings with visuals, and contribute to safe, scalable AI solutions. Strong ML understanding and tooling experience are required.

Qualifications

• Understanding of machine-learning and operations research.
• Proficiency in data analysis and modeling concepts.
• Experience with BI tools and data frameworks is a plus.
• Strong communication and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify valuable data sources and automate collection processes.
• Undertake preprocessing of structured and unstructured data.
• Analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns.
• Build predictive models and machine-learning algorithms.
• Combine models through ensemble modeling.
• Present information using data visualization techniques.
• Propose solutions and strategies to business challenges.
• Collaborate with engineering and product development teams.

Skills

Machine learning

Operations research

Data analysis

Communication skills

Tools

Tableau

Hadoop

Python

SQL

R

Scala

Java

C++

Job description

The Data Science team is responsible for analyzing metrics, determining insights, curating reports, and building proposals for progress at Zizy.

In order to excel in this role, you should:

• Identify valuable data sources and automate collection processes
• Undertake preprocessing of structured and unstructured data
• Analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns
• Build predictive models and machine-learning algorithms
• Combine models through ensemble modeling
• Present information using data visualization techniques
• Propose solutions and strategies to business challenges
• Collaborate with engineering and product development teams

You will excel in this role if you have:

• Understanding of machine-learning and operations research
• Knowledge of R, SQL and Python; familiarity with Scala, Java or C++ is an asset
• Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau) and data frameworks (e.g. Hadoop)
• Analytical mind and business acumen
• Problem-solving aptitude
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Zizy is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

At Kya, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

Benefits and Perks

• Mental health and wellness support
• Generous time off policy
• Paid parental leave and family-planning support
• Annual learning & development stipend

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or other legally protected statuses. Pursuant to the NewYork Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via our careers email.