Data Scientist

Summary

Join DEPT® as a Data Scientist and contribute to innovative technology solutions. This remote role, based within 50 miles of San Diego, CA, 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

• 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