Sr. Data Scientist - Forecasting and ML Ops

Overview

CTG is seeking to fill a Sr. Data Scientist – Forecasting and ML Ops opening for our client in Pleasanton, CA.

Location: Pleasanton, CA

Duration: 6 months

Duties:

• Deliver end-to-end analytics and data science solutions from idea conception through planning, requirements, design, development, testing, production, and deployment/business process integration.
• Oversee the solution's ML Ops from a model standpoint, own the management of data & model drift.
• Retrain the models regularly, upgrade the models and associated technical pipelines, such as addition of signals or adaptation of the models to a change in input source / format.
• Do first line and second line model maintenance incl. advanced debugging whenever necessary; coordinate with engineers for specialized back-end and UI upgrades / debugging.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders/SMEs throughout product solution lifecycle to ensure requirements are met and solutions are fully integrated in business processes to deliver value.
• Evaluate existing and new data science tools and techniques, lead the development of data science best practices across the enterprise.

Skills:

• Deep understanding and experience with advanced statistics, time series forecasting, machine-learning models, best practice application of data science in a business context (e.g., back-testing & piloting), model architecture, and use cases.
• Experience in data management, e.g., wrangling, extraction, normalization.
• Ability to build industrialized data pipelines.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python (preferred) / R / Scala. Knowledge of big data framework like Spark is an asset.
• Ability to navigate, collaborate and deliver production-grade code in a complex industrialized code base.
• Experience with standard SDLC process and DevOps including version-control (GitHub/SVN) and CI/CD.
• Experience using business intelligence tools like Power BI / Tableau.
• Experience in Azure and Databricks are a plus.
• Understanding of design and architecture principles is a plus.
• Good communication and presentation skills: ability to synthesize, simplify, and explain complex problems to different audiences across functions and levels; ability to convey insight through storytelling.
• Strong project management skills to stay on top of the timelines and deliverables.
• Autonomy and creativity with an ability to design suitable technical solutions to solve business problems.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or related quantitative disciplines (Master's degree preferred).
• 5+ years of overall data science experience.
• 3+ years business experience in a Data Science or Advanced Analytics role in the industry (must have demonstrated working with business units).

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role.

To Apply:

To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. For additional information, please contact Kimberly Watzek at 716-887-7388 or Kimberly.Watzek@ctg.com. Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you!