Direct-hire Director Data Science Opportunity in Irving, TX

Job Summary

Our Client’s Machine Learning Engineering group is looking for a Director of Data Science to lead our machine learning productization efforts.   The Machine Learning Engineering team is responsible for integrating machine learning capabilities into our client’s PeopleCloud suite of marketing SaaS, focusing on the client’s People Cloud Loyalty, Messaging and Customer product solutions.  You will be part of the Machine Learning Engineering leadership team which manages a group comprised of data scientist and software developers that are researching and building automated, repeatable segmentation, predictive modeling and recommendation solutions that directly impact the marketing performance of our clients leveraging the client’s PeopleCloud product suite.

You have a strong machine learning and deep learning background and are passionate about transforming data into productionized ml models. You welcome the challenge of data science and are proficient in Python, Spark MLLib, Tensorflow, Keras, ML algorithms, Deep Neural Networks, big data, and cloud computing. You must be self-driven, take initiative and want to work in a collaborative, dynamic, busy, and innovative group.  You leverage your strong communication skills to represent our ML capabilities within the broader organization and provide mentorship for the team’s data scientists.  You are adept at taking complex concepts and simplify them so others can more easily understand the ML solutions we provided.


RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Leverage your experience in Machine Learning to help set the strategic direction for designing automated ML capabilities in the cloud
  • Design, implement, and validate productized analytic pipelines at scale using a variety of tools (AWS Sagemaker, Databricks, EMR, Spark, Python, Mllib, Git, etc.)
  • Liaison with other internal groups with The client to facilitate the development and adoption of our ML solutions
  • Identify new analytic capabilities and compare/contrast with existing methods
  • Develop an understanding of The client’s current analytic capabilities, proprietary datasets, and product capabilities
  • Mentor data scientists by providing feedback on algorithmic approaches and nurturing their career development
  • Participate fully in our collaborative culture by sharing knowledge, debating techniques, and conducting research to advance the collective knowledge and skills of the team

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Advanced degree (Master’s/PhD) in Computer Science, Statistics, Math, Economics, or other quantitative discipline
  • A minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience delivering data science, machine learning, and AI solutions at scale to achieve specific business outcomes
  • A minimum of 5 years proven managerial or supervisory experience
  • Experience implementing a range of machine learning methods, from basic descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing and feature transformation to complex dimension reduction, supervised or unsupervised learning, and model tuning and validation
  • Knowledge of DNN models using TensorFlow v1.8 above, Keras, Pytorch, sequence modeling using RNNs/LSTMs is a plus
  • Prior project work in NLP is a plus
  • Coding proficiency in Python is must, any additional programming languages such as Scala, R, SQL, C, C++ is a plus
  • Project work using large scale distributed computing systems like Databricks Spark, EMR
  • Experience working with cloud infrastructure services like Amazon Web Services and MS Azure
  • Familiarity with code repositories and continuous integration (Git/Jenkins)
  • Exposure to scrum development methodology and tools (Jira/Confluence)
  • Ability to manage multiple data science projects concurrently
  • Excellent communication & interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate ideas, insights, and complicated analysis effectively at all organizational levels, include engineering leadership
  • Strong passion for understanding key business problems, bringing together data and algorithms to unearth deep insights into customer experiences

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    Direct-hire Business Analyst Opportunity in Richardson, TX

    If this opportunity is not a good match for your skills or you are not available but know someone who is, please forward this email to them as we pay referral fees for anyone you refer that we place with a client.

    Direct-hire Business Analyst Opportunity in Richardson, TX

    Review, analyze and evaluate business systems and user needs. Document requirements using MS tools, define scope and objectives, and formulate systems to parallel overall business strategies.

    Require an associate degree, minimum, in a related area and 2-4 years of experience in the field or in a related area using appropriate tools. Familiar with relational database concepts and client-server concepts. Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Look for opportunities to optimize processes and procedures. Take ownership of opportunities.

    Responsibilities:

    • Determine operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats
    • Construct workflow charts and diagrams; study system capabilities; writing specifications
    • Improve systems by studying current practices, designing modifications
    • Recommend controls by identifying problems, writing improved procedures
    • Define project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases, and elements; forming project team; establishing project budget
    • Monitor project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions
    • Maintain user confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential
    • Prepare technical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
    • Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
    • Validate resource requirements and develop cost estimate models
    • Conduct and coordinate financial, product, market, operational, and related research to support strategic and business planning within the various departments and programs of the client group
    • Interpret, evaluate, and interrelate research data and develop integrated business analyses and projections for incorporation into strategic decision-making
    • Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reviews and analyses of current processes using operational metrics and reports
    • Review a variety of areas including operations, purchasing, inventory, distribution, and facilities
    • Understand and communicate the financial and operational impact of any changes
    • Suggest changes to senior management using analytics to support your recommendations. Actively participate in the implementation of approved changes
    • Create informative, actionable, and repeatable reporting that highlights relevant business trends and opportunities for improvement.
    • Solid understanding of configuration management and the systems development lifecycle with a working knowledge of script development.
    • Ability to effectively communicate technical information either individually or in a group setting to the user in understandable terms.
    • Ability to read, write and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, technical publications, work instructions, and software manuals
    • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence with accuracy and attention to detail in the preparation and proofing of various documents and correspondence.
    • Assist all business partners to analyze changes in requirements and provide enhancements to all applications and provide support to all 3rd party software tools and maintain knowledge of all management processes.
    • Analyze all business requirements and recommend appropriate applications and technology for same and design all data flow charts and diagrams got processes and provide effective solutions to all issues.
    • Conduct insightful, ad hoc analyses to investigate ongoing or one-time operational issues

    Tool Knowledge/Experience: Scale 1-10

    • Microsoft Project 7
    • Microsoft Excel 8
    • Microsoft Visio 8
    • Microsoft Office 9
    • SQL Server 7

    Requirements:

    • Bachelor’s Degree in the appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
    • Microsoft SQL experience strongly preferred
    • Meticulous, analytical, and inquisitive
    • Ability to work independently and with others
    • Extremely organized with strong time-management skills

    Business Analyst top skills & proficiencies:

    • Software Design
    • Analysis
    • Teamwork
    • Software Maintenance
    • Process Improvement
    • Big Picture Thinking
    • Work Well Under Pressure
    • Communication
    • Problem Solving
    • Critical Thinking
    • Relationship Building

    If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please answer the questions below:

    1) Could you email an updated Word copy of your resume?

    2) What is your availability to start?

    3) Are you open to a direct-hire position?

    4) What is your current salary or pay rate?

    5) Are you currently eligible to work for any employer in the US?

    6) When is the best time to contact you and what # can you be reached at for this opportunity?

    If this opportunity is not a good match for your skills or you are not available but know someone who is, please forward this email to them as we pay referral fees for anyone you refer that we place with a client.

     

    Regards,

    Mike Hanes

    mhanes@provisiontechgroup.com