Sr Data Scientist

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, SQL, Big Data Technology, Apache Hadoop, MapReduce, R Programming, Neural Networks

Job Description

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Company Name: Spectrum

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for developing data-driven solutions to Charter’s business problems. Utilizes analytical, statistical, and programming skills to clean, aggregate, and analyze large data sets and interpret results. This position requires a strong command of statistical techniques and machine learning algorithms, as well as a demonstrated practical ability to determine where to invest time, synthesize actionable findings across diverse assignments, and present findings to audiences with diverse agendas and varying levels of technical expertise.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Execute the complete analytics life-cycle for problem solving, including: requirements gathering, problem formulation, data grooming, data exploration, model prototyping, model validation, and algorithm production.
• Leverage knowledge in analytical and statistical algorithms to help stakeholders explore methods to improve their business. Utilize experience and feedback to recommend options during the development/research/analysis phase.
• Lead large-scale exploratory data analyses for new data sources or new uses for existing data sources.
• Establish links across existing data sources and find new, interesting data correlations.
• Plan effectively to ensure analytics products with flexible, modular, and reusable code base.
• Visualize and report data findings creatively in a variety of visual formats that appropriately provide insight to the stakeholders and explain the importance of patterns in the data.
• Assist in creating project plans to help team achieve defined project goals within deadlines; proactively communicate status and escalate issues as needed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills/Abilities and Knowledge

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Outstanding interpersonal, communication and stakeholder relationship skills – able to work effectively with customers from developers and operations personnel through senior management
• Must be self-motivated, results-driven, and able to work with minimum supervision
• Intellectually curious
• Experience using a data science toolkit such as Python or R
• Extensive experience with analytical and statistical software
• Passionate about data maintenance, data quality control and all other important data analysis techniques
• Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills with attention to detail and data accuracy
• Familiarity with the properties of the major families of machine learning techniques (regression, decision trees, clustering, SVMs, neural networks, time series).
• Demonstrated interpersonal communication, verbal and written, relationship management, and customer service skills with a focus on working effectively in a team environment
• Ability to work cross-functionally to solve complex problems and improve quality and service
• Ability to perform involved and independent research and analysis
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive information
• Willingness to learn: Develop expertise in areas outside of core comfort zone

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, operations research and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Required Related Work Experience and Number of Years
• Data manipulation and statistical modeling as a Scientist, Consultant, Architect, DBA, or Engineer - 5
• Programming experience - 5

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Preferred Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
• Extensive experience with one or more scripting, analysis, or ETL languages and ability to rapidly learn new languages or techniques
• Extensive experience with large data sets and the tools to obtain, transform, and store data on Big Data and streaming services
• Experience with distributed computing tools such as Hadoop or Map/Reduce