Sr. Data Scientist

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Job Title:  Sr Data Scientist
Location:  Utah County
Job-Type: Contract to Hire, Will Consider Direct
Salary Range: $170,000-190,000

Overview
We’re looking for a highly analytical and technically strong data science professional to help build innovative machine learning solutions that improve products, inform decision-making, and solve complex problems. This person will partner across engineering, product, and operational teams to turn messy real-world challenges into scalable analytical systems and measurable business outcomes.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of experimentation, modeling, product strategy, and applied research.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Works closely with Application Engineering, Product Management, and Operational teams in designing, experimenting-with, and implementing machine learning and analytical systems applied to design information and user behavior
• Works closely with Application Engineering teams to gather and process data, as well as in surfacing various analytically-based features in core products
• Works on groundbreaking new applications of machine learning and analytic technology to Healthcare, producing quantitative, justifiable results to guide feature planning
• Translates real-world Healthcare problems to mathematical frameworks
• Works with Product Management, Marketing, and Sales as needed to promote sales and to incorporate market and customer feedback
• Data exploration, hypothesis creation (from business and product goals), testing algorithms, scaling to large data-sets and validating results will be common tasks for this role
• Understands, organizes, and communicates root causes of problems and successes succinctly

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Complete familiarity with various statistical and machine learning techniques including: classification, regression, dimension reduction, clustering, and various multivariate methods
• Complete familiarity with empirical approaches to estimate performance of machine learning models including: hold-out sets, cross-validation, leave-one-out testing
• Understanding of orders of algorithms and how they scale
• Demonstrated competency in R/Python predictive modeling
• Demonstrated competency in RDBMS (e.g. SQL Server)
• Ability to code in 1+ general purpose programming language (C#, Java, etc.)
• Must be a quick-learner with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Outstanding presentation abilities and the ability to communicate with all levels of the Business
• Comfortable working in newly-forming, ambiguous areas where learning and adaptability are key skills
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Must possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and writing skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Detail-oriented
• Master of Science degree or higher in the fields of Computer Science, Statistics, or Mathematics is preferred
• An aptitude for medical informatics is preferred

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Gravity IT Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.