Senior Consultant - Data Scientist

Summary

Join Thoughtworks as a Data Scientist and apply your deep knowledge of statistics, modeling, machine learning, and data mining to create impactful business solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, communicate findings to diverse stakeholders, and drive measurable business results. Develop and implement data science strategies, conduct experiments, and build production-ready code using tools like R or Python. Stay current with industry advancements, ensure data quality and security, and mentor junior team members. Work on a variety of projects, tackling complex business problems and leveraging your technical expertise to make a significant contribution. Thoughtworks offers a supportive and collaborative environment where you can shape your career path.

Requirements

• Have experience with statistical modeling, machine learning, deep learning, optimization and other data science techniques to implement end-to-end data science projects
• Understand the specialized areas of AI and possess experience with at least one of them (i.e.: NLP/computer vision/Generative AI, etc)
• Have experience with R, Python or equivalent statistical/data analysis tools and can write production-ready code that is easy to evolve and test
• Gather and preprocess large volumes of structured and unstructured data from various sources, ensuring data quality and integrity
• Analyze datasets using statistical and visualization techniques to identify patterns, trends and relationships
• Develop and implement machine learning models, algorithms and predictive analytics to solve specific business problems or improve existing processes
• Evaluate model performance using appropriate metrics and validate models to ensure robustness and reliability
• Interpret and effectively communicate findings and insights to non-technical stakeholders through reports, presentations and visualizations
• Are aware of data privacy regulations and ethical standards when handling sensitive information
• Understand the importance of stakeholder management and can easily liaise between clients and other key stakeholders throughout projects, ensuring buy-in and gaining trust along the way
• Are resilient in ambiguous situations and can adapt your role to approach challenges from multiple perspectives
• Don’t shy away from risks or conflicts, instead you take them on and skillfully manage them
• Are eager to coach, mentor and motivate others and you aspire to influence teammates to take positive action and accountability for their work
• Enjoy influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with teams/products, crafting data science and machine learning solutions that generate a big impact on customers
• Conduct experiments and develop hypotheses to solve business problems using advanced statistics techniques
• Develop and implement data science strategies that drive measurable business results
• Communicate technical findings and insights to stakeholders in a clear, easy and concise way, keeping the stakeholders in mind
• Interact with clients from diverse domains, addressing their challenging problems
• Contribute to the growth and knowledge sharing within the data science community, with a focus on latest tech trends in the data science and machine learning space
• Address ethical concerns in data science, including privacy, bias and fairness, while adhering to ethical guidelines

Benefits

• There is no one-size-fits-all career path at Thoughtworks: however you want to develop your career is entirely up to you
• Your career is supported by interactive tools, numerous development programs and teammates who want to help you grow
• We see value in helping each other be our best and that extends to empowering our employees in their career journeys