Senior Data Scientist

Key Skills

Data Modeling, MongoDB, Python Programming, R Programming, SQL, Tableau

Job Description

The modern world runs on the Internet, and the Internet cannot exist without its underlying infrastructure. Meraki makes setting up, managing, and maintaining that infrastructure easier than it has ever been before. Meraki enables connectivity everywhere from neighborhood cafes to world-class universities to global hospitality groups operating thousands of sites. And Meraki's hardware organization is responsible for building the physical devices that get people online.

Meraki is looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join Cisco Wireless & Meraki Hardware’s Analytics and Data Science Team. As a Data Scientist you will be a key partner in Meraki’s analytics ecosystem, responsible for conducting data-driven analyses that drive key decisions. You will work on high impact and visibility initiatives using brand new data sets, and you will help shape how internal teams and external customers alike leverage this data to achieve their goals.

As part of this role, you will develop relationships across teams including software engineering, product management, hardware development, quality, support, and supply chain. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, an analytical mindset, excellent organizational skills, and a bias to action. You don't wait for change - you embody the change you want to see in the world!

Meraki believes that the quality of our product is dependent on the quality of our employees. We place a high value on nurturing the growth and development of everyone on our team. We foster an open and supportive workplace where everybody is given the opportunity to succeed.

EXAMPLE PROJECTS OF A DATA SCIENTIST:

• Build a model using hardware telemetry data (e.g. temperature, fan speed, utilization) to estimate device power consumption to support sustainability initiatives.
• Develop a methodology for scoring the health of a hardware device based on factors such as manufacture date, cumulative online time, and telemetry history. Work with teams to identify overlooked use cases for this device health score, and help bring them to bear.
• Supply Chain managers have realized that sometimes hardware is shipped by air that would have arrived in time if shipped by ocean (which is slower but cheaper). Build a data pipeline and visualization that shows when air shipping is necessary and when ocean shipping is possible.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years experience with SQL
• 5+ years experience working with core statistical concepts (e.g. correlation, modeling, regression analysis) in Python or R
• 4+ years experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau)
• Experience data mining on large datasets
• Ability to take initiative and work autonomously
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strong written and oral presentation skills. Able to communicate complex concepts to a variety of audiences

BONUS POINTS FOR:

• Masters degree in Statistics or a related field
• Proficiency with unstructured data and related tools (e.g. MongoDB)
• Experience in the hardware development industry

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At Cisco Meraki, we don't just accept difference - it's one of our key values. Everybody In means we listen to each other's opinions. Everybody is accepted and valued here, and we are a team that works as one towards our goals. We recognize that diverse teams make the strongest teams, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

Compensation Range:

$123,100—$230,900 USD

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S.:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco pays at the standard rate of 1% of incentive target for each 1% revenue attainment against the quota up to 100%. Once performance exceeds 100% quota attainment, incentive rates may increase up to five times the standard rate with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.