Data Scientist

djeholdings; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision

401K

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Travel assistance

Wellness program

Job summary

Edelman Intelligence in the United States seeks a Data Scientist to advance our predictive analytics capabilities, building out Big Data and ML/AI solutions for client work.

You will collaborate on client deliverables, develop new analytical approaches, and mentor junior team members while operating in a hybrid Chicago office environment.

Candidates should have a strong data science background with ETL, modeling, and visualization skills using Tableau and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Marketing Analytics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data science, data engineering, or related roles.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day project execution and client deliverables.
• Efficiently manage data from disparate sources for data science use.
• Execute statistical models to support client projects.
• Prepare client-facing materials distilling insights.
• Develop standardized code and processes for team use.
• Support senior staff in client proposals.

Skills

ETL pipelines

XGBoost

Random Forest

Cluster analysis

Python

R

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

AWS

Azure

GCP Data Lake

GitHub

GitLab

Jira

Asana

Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science or related field

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging. Consistent with this approach, we hire the best qualified candidates for all positions.

Edelman Intelligence is seeking a Data Scientist. The person in this role will work to help drive our predictive analytics business by building out the Big Data / machine learning / AI capabilities of the Predictive Intelligence capabilities. This person will contribute significantly towards client deliverables, help develop new analytical approaches and offerings, and mentor more junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day project execution, including client deliverables, status updates, and project management.
• Efficiently manage data from disparate sources, distilling into datasets prepared for data science.
• Execute statistical models to support client projects.
• Prepare client facing material (example: PowerPoint slides and charts), distilling analytical insights effectively into stories for clients.
• Develop standardized code and processes that can be easily used by the larger team.
• Support senior staff in the development of client proposals.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Data Engineering, Marketing Analytics, or related field of study, AND Five (5) years of experience in the job offered, as a Data Science Analyst, Marketing Analyst, Data Engineer, or related occupation in which the required experience was gained.

Applicants must have demonstrated experience with the following

• Building of ETL pipelines integrating Paid, Owned, Earned, Social, and Survey data (Python, Pandas, Azure Data Factory).
• XGBoost, Random Forest, and ensemble algorithms for predictive modeling.
• Cluster analysis (K-means, hierarchical) for audience or brand segmentation.
• Python, R, SQL, Tableau and Power BI.
• Cloud environments including: AWS, Azure, and GCP Data Lake architecture.
• GitHub and GitLab.
• Jira, Asana, and Confluence

$139,818.00 - $144,818.00 per year

Ability to follow Edelman's hybrid in-office/remote policy in our Chicago, IL office ( 111 N Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606) is required.

DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.

DJEH is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation in any part of the employment process, please let us know.