Senior Data Scientist

Overview and Summary

We are Automotive Business Scientists. We empower our clients to turn overwhelming industry data into discovery, action and measured success. We are unique market leaders because we find and examine possibilities through the clarity of a scientific lens. To solve the toughest client challenges, we need curious, creative and dedicated people to join our team.

We search out individuals who align with our core values and who adhere to the highest standards of integrity and ethics in everything they do. Our company is filled with the brightest minds and the biggest hearts at every level. We recognize that personal success takes on many different forms of the course of our lives – both professional and personally – so we provide a myriad of benefits and programs focused on Wellbeing, Growth, Community and Recognition.

One size does not fit all, so we encourage every Urban Scientist to discover their own formula for success. If this sounds like the kind of company you would like to work with, Apply Now!

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Senior Data Scientist plays a critical leadership role in transforming raw data into actionable insights that drive strategic decisions. This role requires the integration of advanced analytics, machine learning, and statistical modeling to support product development, client solutions, and internal operations. The Advanced Analytics Senior Data Scientist has responsibility to build and maintain advanced analytical AI, machine learning and forecasting pipelines.

Essential duties also include data extraction, preparation and visualization. Additionally, the Senior Data Scientist is responsible for the production of scheduled and ad-hoc quality reports and validation of model performance and accuracy. The Advanced Analytics Senior Data Scientist is the lead liaison with clients that use or integrate the output of AI, machine learning and forecasted data pipelines or studies.

This role has current Hybrid Workplace flexibility local to our Detroit, MI office location. Candidate must be available and willing to work in-person approximately twice per week (currently Tuesdays and Wednesdays).

URBAN SCIENCE DOES NOT AND WILL NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE, NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

• Support the development of embedded advanced analytics into Urban Science solutions using Azure AI/ML, SQL, Python and/or SAS.
• Responsible for building and maintaining advanced analytical models, including supervised machine learning models, predictive models, and time-series models.
• Tracks, processes, analyzes and verifies data in order to improve accuracy and quality.
• Creates presentation materials that showcase research findings and results;
  Presents results to internal clients.
• Works with the Learning team to analyze, develop, and maintain appropriate training and certification materials for internal employees.
• Develops complex machine learning models and updates existing models to validate effectiveness for various clients using techniques such as regression, decision trees, random forests, artificial neural nets, survival analysis, and/or time series.
• Collects, imports, and organizes relevant data within AI & machine learning software such as Azure, Fabric, SAS and/or Python to support modeling development and maintenance.
• Collaborates with internal clients to collect requirements and specifications in order to build complex machine learning analyses that are embedded into corporate software and processes.
• Uses SQL server to extract, process and prepare data for machine learning modeling.
• Attends project meetings and participates in presenting project status updates, conclusions and results.
• Adheres to quality control standards for Urban Science and client organizations. Designs, develops, and maintains quality assurance (QA) reports of machine learning processes using tools such as SAS, MS Excel, Tableau, and/or MS Power BI.
• Coordinates with individuals or teams to complete analyses, tasks and projects on time and with high quality. Responsible for creating estimates and proposals for projects and budgeting purposes.
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