Data Scientist — AI‑Driven Analytics for Growth

Cortland; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Cortland is seeking a Data Scientist to design and deploy advanced analytics and ML solutions that address investment and operational challenges. You’ll transform complex data into production-ready insights that drive smarter decisions and Cortland’s growth.

Responsibilities include partnering with stakeholders to prioritize use cases, building models, deploying production pipelines, and communicating insights with clarity to diverse audiences across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field; advanced degree preferred.
• 2+ years applying data science or advanced analytics in business.
• Strong foundation in statistical modeling, ML, clustering and optimization.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL; Spark/Scala a plus.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and data tools like Databricks, EMR, RDS, S3.
• Ability to handle large datasets and explain analytical approaches clearly.
• Excellent communication and data storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to identify and prioritize high-value predictive and optimization use cases.
• Design, build, and maintain ML models to support operations and investment strategies.
• Collaborate with data and engineering teams to establish production analytics pipelines.
• Develop end-to-end solutions including model development, deployment, monitoring, and improvement.
• Leverage BI, GIS, and visualization tools to communicate insights to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Serve as technical lead for AI initiatives and educate teams on adoption.
• Stay current on data science tools and methodologies and bring innovations to Cortland.

Skills

Python

SQL

Statistics

Machine learning

Communication

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Spark

Scala

Databricks

AWS

Azure

EMR

RDS

S3

Job description

Cortland is seeking a Data Scientist to design and deploy advanced analytics and ML solutions that address investment and operational challenges. You’ll transform complex data into production-ready insights that drive smarter decisions and Cortland’s growth.

Responsibilities include partnering with stakeholders to prioritize use cases, building models, deploying production pipelines, and communicating insights with clarity to diverse audiences across the organization.