The recruitment team at Myticas Consulting is looking for an experienced Data Scientist who would be interested in a contract opportunity offered within the Northern Chicago, IL region.
Top 3-5 Requirements:
- Experience using statistical computer languages (R, Python, SQL, etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets
- Proficiency in SQL and ETL tools like Informatica
- Proficiency with data mining, mathematics, and statistical analysis
Objectives:
- Collaborate with product design and engineering to develop an understanding of business objectives
- Research and devise innovative statistical models for data analysis
- Communicate findings to all stakeholders
- Enable smarter business processes—and implement analytics for meaningful insights
- Keep current with technical and industry developments
Job Responsibilities:
- Work as the lead data strategist, identifying and integrating new datasets that can be leveraged through our product capabilities and work closely with the engineering team to strategize and execute the development of data products
- Execute analytical experiments methodically to help solve various problems and make a true impact across various domains and industries
- Identify relevant data sources and sets to mine for business stakeholder needs, and collect large structured and unstructured datasets and variables
- Devise and utilize algorithms and models to mine big data stores, perform data and error analysis to improve models, and clean and validate data for uniformity and accuracy
- Analyze data for trends and patterns, and Interpret data with a clear objective in mind
- Implement analytical models into production by collaborating with software developers and machine learning engineers
- Effectively communicate analytic solutions to stakeholders and implement improvements as needed to operational systems
Added Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in statistics, applied mathematics, or related discipline
- 4+ years’ experience in data science
- Strong problem-solving skills with an emphasis on product development
- Experience using statistical computer languages (R, Python, SQL, etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets
- Proficiency in SQL and ETL tools like Informatica
- Proficiency with data mining, mathematics, and statistical analysis
- Advanced pattern recognition and predictive modeling experience
- Experience with Simulation methodologies, Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, SQL, and programming languages (i.e., Python, SAS, R…)
- Comfort working in a dynamic, research-oriented group with several ongoing concurrent projects
- Preferred: Experience in biopharma industry
- Preferred: Experience with pharmacy hub operations and datasets