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Lead Data Scientist

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ALLDATA

Lead Data Scientist

Elk Grove, CA
Full Time
Paid
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  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND JOB DESCRIPTION

    ALLDATA is a large contributor to the success of AutoZone. It is an exciting blend of commercial software products with strong market leadership around the globe. Within ALLDATA, the new Data Science and Insights organization contributes critically to business strategy, planning, and operations. Our advanced analytics and collective business acumen drive business results.

     

    We are launching a large scale Big Data program whereby we are collecting a high volume of vehicle repair and parts sold data to create a competitive advantage for AutoZone. To better leverage our data resources, we are looking for a Lead Data Scientist to provide technical data science expertise and govern technical and methodology approach for the automotive industry. They will develop key predictive models, products and services, and manage resources to execute against the internal demand plan. The Lead Data Scientist will engage with senior stakeholders across the business to advise and provide solutions and communicate clearly to colleagues the value of Big Data to the local market, being the company’s subject matter expert.

     

    DESCRIPTION

    • Identifying opportunities that make commercial difference and leads the development of analytics initiatives
    • Takes responsibility for the translating complex datasets into strategic insights for the business and communicates simply to nontechnical audiences, visualizing results, to create understanding and solution buy-in
    • Develops automotive analytics products to solve challenges in automotive and other markets (i.e. actuarial, data services, supply chain, manufacturing, etc.), taking account of user needs and technology and operational landscape
    • Collaborates with a range of stakeholders to deliver commercial value in the industry
    • Collaborates with Enterprise CoE to set standards and make buy decisions
    • Analyzes and resolve complex issues and problems in a sound and timely fashion
    • Identifies new analytics trends and opportunities to drive the innovation agenda across business functions, IoT, IaaS and Big Data Analytics community
    • Supports the prioritization of both internal and external data assets and works with technology in setting key requirements for data sourcing 
    • Provides thought leadership and contributes to expanding the knowledge base within area of expertise including IaaS, DaaS, visualization/analytics/OR methods and techniques, and strategy recommendations
    • Manages internal communications, rules and regulations surrounding the department and research affecting department issues
    • Leads, trains, and coaches others in development of their skills                                                                                                           
    • Ensure deliverables are prepared accurately and delivered timely
    • Develops/coordinates testing plans for new enhancements
    • Deliver and lead presentations with all levels of management

     

    QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

     

    • Advanced university degree (PhD strongly preferred) or MA/MS. Typically 7+ years total experience. 4-7 years post degree experience with strong research experience and exposure to real-world applications.
    • Solid experience in artificial intelligence, statistics, technology, IaaS/DaaS is a plus. Solid understanding of company financial improvement initiatives, management consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, and/or market research.
    • Solid understanding of design of experiments, artificial intelligence, statistical analysis (including probability, inference, and a solid portfolio of modeling approaches), and/or Operations Research. Deep experience conducting research in field of expertise.
    • Experience in Big Data Analytics and deployment of models and algorithms from large volumes of structured and/or unstructured data in a commercial /consumer environment
    • Ability to test hypotheses from raw data sets, draw meaningful conclusions, and effectively communicate results verbally, in writing, and through effective visualization
    • Strong knowledge of Big Data technology (e.g. Hadoop MR, interactive SQL on Hadoop, NoSQL, Spark, R, SAS, SciPy, WebFocus, Tableau, GIS)
    • Ability to work in cross functional teams to translate business issues into potential Analytics solutions
    • Proficient in statistical packages and Machine Learning libraries (e.g. R, Python SciPy and NLTK, Spark MLlib, SAS)
    • Familiarity with leading visualization tools
    • Familiarity with implementing data transformations and algorithms in programming languages

    Persuasive communication skills with prior experience communicating analytics results to senior management, ability to work independently and manage complex objectives and present recommendations, and strong leadership skills, including coaching, teambuilding, conflict resolution, and management

    Company Description

    ALLDATA – Taking Automotive Intelligence to the Next Level ALLDATA®, an AutoZone® company, is the automotive industry’s #1 choice for OEM-direct diagnostic and repair information, both mechanical and collision. Founded in 1986, the company has more than 130,000 subscribers in North America who rely on ALLDATA for cloud-based, OEM-accurate automotive service and repair data, shop management software, training, and customer relations tools. ALLDATA® is building a team that will develop a complete suite of mobile-enabled products and services for all of our products. Be part of a talented team working with the latest technology to create world-class software products. We are looking for individuals committed to maintaining our position as the leader in our market. ALLDATA® is an Equal Opportunity Employer.