Data Scientist

Summary

Join DEPT® as a Data Scientist and contribute to innovative technology solutions. This remote role, based within 50 miles of Austin, TX, requires a well-rounded individual with experience in experimental design, data-driven measurement, and various machine learning techniques. You will be responsible for the full project lifecycle, from development and testing to deployment and optimization. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is crucial. DEPT® offers a collaborative environment, competitive benefits including healthcare, 401k, PTO, and parental leave, and a salary range of $87,100 - $126,300.

Requirements

• Have experience with experimental design, execution and data-driven measurement solutions
• Have experience with (traditional) Natural Language Processing, Forecasting, Supervised and Unsupervised learning
• Possess excellent statistical programming skills (R, Python, etc)
• Have advanced knowledge of SQL and how to utilize it for machine learning purposes
• Have 3+ years of experience/background in Data Science (degree in statistics, data science computer science, etc)
• Have experience with the implementation/execution, prototyping and productionalization of data science solutions
• Be good with data visualization, and data storytelling
• Be able to translate complex data science concepts into easy to understand language

Responsibilities

• Be proactive and work independently, taking ownership of projects and driving them forward with minimal supervision
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, particularly Data Operations, while being responsible for leading and managing the overall project
• Be responsible for end-to-end project management, including: Development: Designing and building solutions
• Testing: Ensuring quality through comprehensive testing
• Deployment: Overseeing the deployment process
• Optimization: Continuously improving performance and efficiency
• Providing ongoing maintenance and support to ensure long-term success
• Identify and execute optimal technical solutions in a variety of internal/client situations
• Articulate design decisions and the tradeoffs made
• Be aware of industry trends and how they affect our work and introduce new ideas into our current workflow
• 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
• Demonstrate the ability to take a step back and 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

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

Benefits

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