Data Scientist

NJ
Contracted
Experienced
Responsibilities: 
* Work with stakeholders, identifying opportunities for leveraging data to solve for business challenges. 
* Identify valuable data sources / data sets that can be leveraged to improve results. 
* Analyze data to interpret against business opportunity and discover trends and patterns. 
* Process, cleanse, and verify the integrity of structured / unstructured data used for analysis. 
* Research and implement custom statistical models and machine learning algorithms. 
* Execute analytical experiments methodically to evolve an idea into successful solution. 
* Coordinate with engineering and software development team to integrate model into continuous business / process / software cycle. 
* Present information using data visualization techniques. 
* Communicate results and ideas to key stakeholders / decision makers. 

Qualifications: 
* Masters Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Math or relevant field 
* 7+ years' practical experience as a Data Scientist with proven track record 
* Strong math skills (e.g. statistics, algebra, multi-variable calculus) 
* Expertise with R, SQL and Python; familiarity with Scala, Java or C++ is an asset 
* Extensive background in data mining and statistical analysis 
* Deep understanding of real-life applicability and limitations of machine-learning algorithms 
* Problem-solving aptitude 
* Analytical mind and business acumen 
* Excellent communication and presentation skills 

Skills and Experience: 
* Experience with B2B, Financial Industry, Asset Management, Sales & Marketing is highly desired 
* Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks. 
* Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications. 
* Knowledge and experience in statistical and data mining techniques: GLM/Regression, Random Forest, Boosting, Trees, text mining, social network analysis, etc. 
* Expertise in querying Relational / No-SQL databases and using statistical programming languages like R, Python, etc. 


Rate range - $55-$60
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