Data Scientist

Gilbane Building Company; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilbane Building Company is seeking a Data Scientist to join its centralized Data Science Team. You will analyze data, develop AI/ML use cases, and translate business questions into actionable analytics with guidance from Analytics Team.

You will interact with executives, build models, produce dashboards, and support data-driven decisions across multiple business units; a strong foundation in statistics and programming is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required in statistics, applied math, industrial or research psychology, biostatistics, CS or related field.
• 5+ years of practical experience with data processing, programming and analytics.
• 3+ years of practical experience building statistical or ML models and communicating results to leaders.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Answer business questions end to end by translating them into analytics using statistics or ML.
• Develop and document findings for executives with minimal supervision.
• Interact with non-technical stakeholders to deliver analyses.
• Execute on data science strategy using inferential or predictive models.
• Coordinate with business partners in a consultant capacity for needs analysis and data collection.
• Prepare data visualizations and deliver results meeting customer needs.

Skills

Business acumen

Data mining

Strategic thinking

Data visualization

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Masters Degree in Statistics / Applied Math / CS or related field

5+ years practical experience with data processing, programming and analytics

3+ years practical experience building statistical or machine learning models

Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

SAS

R

Python

SPSS

Job description

Data Scientist

Job Locations

US-RI-Providence | US-OH-Cleveland | US-OH-Columbus | US-IN-Indianapolis | US-FL-Jacksonville | US-WI-Milwaukee | US-FL-Orlando | US-PA-Pittsburgh | US-VA-Richmond | US-FL-Sarasota | US-FL-Tampa | ...

Overview

The Data Scientist is part of the centralized Data Science Team for Gilbane, which is responsible for data analysis, AI and ML use case development.

Responsibilities

• Answer business questions fully "end to end" by translating business questions into ones answered with advanced analytic techniques (statistics, machine learning etc.); create and present documentation of findings back to business leaders with minimal supervision from Analytics Team.
• Deep understanding of statistics, scientific research methodology, predictive models, and machine learning. Able to select and implement appropriate approach to various analytics problems.
• Regularly interact with non technical stakeholders to deliver analyses and answer questions on deliverables.
• Execute on various aspects of the data science strategy using inferential or predictive models.
• Cooridinate with Business partners in a consultant capacity, undertaking needs analysis, data collection, prioritization, training and support.
• Coordinate with technology partners on data mining and collection utilizing SQL, R, Python, Excel, Microstrategy, and other tools for analysis and presentation. Data cleaning, joining, restructuring, model development, process automation etc.
• Preparation and delivery of analysis and data visualizations that meet the needs of the customers as defined in the needs analysis.
• Desire to learn and apply new data science techniques in the service of solving business problems regularly increasing in scope and complexity.
• Experience with analytics consulting, delivering analytics to Executives / C-Suite stakeholders, data pipeline developement, process automation, model deployment etc. desired.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• Masters Degree in Statistics, Applied Math, Industrial or Research Psychology, Biostatistics, Computer Science/Information Systems or related field
• 5 + years practical experenience with data processing, programming and analytics
• 3+ years practical experience building statistical or machine learning models and communicating results to business leaders.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Business acumen and business problem solving skills
• Extensive background in data mining and statistical analysis
• Extensive experience with statistical software such as SAS, R, Python, SPSS, or other programs
• Strategic thinking skills - seeing the big picture, clarifying strategic objectives, identifying relations, patterns and trends, thinking creatively, analyzing information, and prioritizing actions
• Ability to understand various data structures and produce data visualizations
• Excellent pattern recognition and predictive modeling skils

Visa Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team.

The pay ranges from $120,000.00-$160,000.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees' education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

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