Principal Data Scientist - INSPYR Solutions

Title: Principle Data Scientist
Location: Dallas
Duration: Contract to hire 
Hourly Rate:  $80-95

 

Job Summary

• A Principal Data Scientist serves as an enterprise consultant and subject matter expert, responsible for leading the application of statistics/math, business acumen, and computer science concepts to create unique benefits for customers; and lead the development of innovative data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or optimization products using cutting methodologies to generate competitive advantage for the enterprise by driving actionable insights and decisions in support of descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, or prescriptive business needs.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, understands and evaluates the most important opportunities and issues across the organization to be addressed through data science and influences prioritization of those opportunities

• Serves as leader, advisor, and mentor on highly complex data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or optimization programs

• Works with customers to understand contextual problems quickly and define, analyze, and deliver solutions based on business objectives

• Serves as a subject matter expert on data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or optimization techniques, methodologies, and tools

• Ensures the application of math, statistics, and modeling methods adhering to the best practices and standards in order to successfully deliver quality solutions

• Works with leadership to create the vision for the ongoing development of analytical IQ within the data science community

• Advises cross functional leaders across multiple concurrent projects and leveraging past experience to influence business strategy

• Leads the continuous improvement of data science and analytics by driving the development of replicable solutions and best practices to ensure solutions are leveraged for future projects

• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Innovator level knowledge in advanced analytics, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or optimization concepts with the demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge to further the application of data science to business problems

• Innovator level knowledge of developments in data science and adjacent fields and their application to the domain or department

• Innovator level knowledge of data science project life cycle including engaging stakeholders to define the problem, solution definition, project planning, and executing per plan

• Expert knowledge of, at a broad level, how technology platforms and architectures are applicable to data science

• Skilled in communicating in an engaging way with strong verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences up to and including executives

• Skilled in statistical and scripting programming languages

• Ability to apply systems thinking towards designing data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or optimization products and shaping ambiguous business problems into an executable plans

• Ability to collaborate with vendors and evaluate their platforms, solutions, or techniques

• Ability to evaluate which analytic method(s) are appropriate for a business problem and make recommendations for solutions

• Ability to advise data science practitioners by removing barriers and recommending alternate approaches and methodologies in order to effectively meet business objectives

Education

• Required: High School Diploma or GED

• Required: Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Computer or Data Sciences, Information Technology or similar fields of study; or equivalent advance level experience

Experience

• Innovator level experience, highest level of knowledge in:

  • Mathematics and statistics principles and techniques

  • Programming languages and query writing for large-scale analysis (Python, SQL, etc.)

  • Data analysis, advanced analytics, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or optimization project experience

  • Data pipeline, data science and/or relevant programming

  • Visualization and presentation development and delivery

  • Solving ambiguous and complex problems through a systems thinking approach

  • Building relationships and trust across functional organizations

  • Mentoring and upskilling/reskilling team members

  • Leading and autonomously delivering data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence products to solve complex business problems

• Preferred: Experience in Generative AI, Reinforcement Learning, Graph Databases, Vector Databases, and R&D
  
  Our benefits package includes: 

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) retirement plan
• …and much more!
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  About INSPYR Solutions
  
  Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.
  
  INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.