Data Scientist

Summary

Join DEPT® as a Data Scientist and contribute to innovative technology solutions. This remote role, based within 50 miles of New York, NY, requires a well-rounded individual with experience in experimental design, NLP, and machine learning. You will be responsible for the full project lifecycle, from development and testing to deployment and optimization. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is key. DEPT® offers a collaborative environment and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, 401k, PTO, paid holidays, and parental leave.

Requirements

• Be proactive and able to work independently, taking ownership of projects and driving them forward with minimal supervision
• Experience with experimental design, execution and data-driven measurement solutions
• Experience with (traditional) Natural Language Processing, Forecasting, Supervised and Unsupervised learning
• Excellent statistical programming skills (R, Python, etc)
• Advanced knowledge of SQL and how to utilize it for machine learning purposes
• 3+ years of experience/background in Data Science (degree in statistics, data science computer science, etc)
• Experience with the implementation/execution, prototyping and productionalization of data science solutions
• Proficiency in data visualization, and data storytelling
• Ability to translate complex data science concepts into easy to understand language

Responsibilities

• Design and build solutions
• Ensure quality through comprehensive testing
• Oversee the deployment process
• Continuously improve performance and efficiency
• Provide ongoing maintenance and support to ensure long-term success
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, particularly Data Operations, while being responsible for leading and managing the overall project
• Identify and execute optimal technical solutions in a variety of internal/client situations
• Articulate the tradeoffs made in design decisions
• Introduce new ideas into our current workflow based on industry trends
• Offer advice and opinions for technical decisions that affect multiple clients/projects or the entire company
• Communicate context, recommendations, and rationale to relevant internal and/or external stakeholders to drive towards buy-in
• Question/ensure that work proposed/being done is maximizing client value delivery
• Synthesize input from various team members to drive to a solution

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud environments (such as but not limited to Databricks, AWS)
• Experience with building and training Neural Networks from scratch
• Experience with fine-tuning (transfer-learning) pre-trained models
• Experience with frameworks like Tensorflow, JAX & Pytorch
• Experience with MLOps (MLFlow, Kubeflow, Sagemaker, Tfx, etc)
• Experience with Hugging Face, Spacy, NLTK, Elastic Search

Benefits

• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401k plan, plus matching
• PTO
• Paid Company Holidays
• Parental Leave