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Data Scientist

Consultative Search Group

Data Scientist

Los Angeles, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    A global professional services’ firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world, seeks a Data Scientist to its team. You will support the development of data science capabilities from within the firm, and be responsible for manipulating, cleaning and analyzing datasets over multiple domains as well as applying machine learning techniques to provide actionable insights. The best candidates will be comfortable with ambiguity and must be comfortable with stakeholders to understand data and business problems while accomplishing the following and other critical functions: 

    • Assessing the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
    • Applying knowledge of statistics, machine learning, programming, data modeling, simulation, and advanced mathematics to recognize patterns, identify opportunities, pose business questions, and making valuable discoveries from given data sets.
    • Providing leadership to the development of best practices for teams working on analytics and data science problems throughout the firm.
    • Working with stakeholders throughout the organization to understand their data and develop data science solutions to help turn data into information and ultimately drive actions.

     

    The successful Data Scientist must have advanced data visualization skills using tools such as Tableau, must be strong in SQL, data mapping, and data profiling, and must have experience with statistical computer languages (R, Python, Matlab, etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets. The ideal candidate must have the ability to comprehend and accurately perform advanced data analysis and communicate data findings to senior management, and knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks. The candidate must have experience with NoSQL technologies such as Hadoop, Cassandra, Apache Storm, MongoDB, and Basho.

    Experience 

    A minimum of Seven(7) years of experience in a Data Analyst or Data Science role is required. A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Math, Economics, or a related field is preferred. A master’s degree in Data Science or related field is a plus.