Senior Data Scientist
Job in
Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, 85365, USA
Listed on 2026-09-18
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-18
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Data Scientist, Machine Learning/ ML Engineer, Data Analyst, AI Engineer (Applied/Software)
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Gather, interpret, and manipulate structured and unstructured data for advanced analytical solutions
- Develop scalable, automated solutions using machine learning, simulation, and optimization
- Select modeling techniques and technologies based on data limitations, applications, and business needs
- Develop and deploy models within the Model Development Control and Model Risk Management frameworks
- Compose technical documentation for knowledge persistence, risk management, and technical review audiences
- Assess business needs and recommend analytical and modeling projects
- Prioritize analytics and modeling problems with business and analytics leaders
- Build and maintain reusable, production-quality algorithms and supporting code
- Translate complex business requests into analytical questions, execute analyses/models, and communicate outcomes to non-technical colleagues
- Manage project milestones, risks, and impediments
- Escalate issues that could limit project success or implementation
- Develop deployment best practices with Data Engineering and IT
- Maintain awareness of cutting-edge techniques and learn new technologies and methodologies
- Mentor junior data scientists
- Participate in internal data science technology and culture communities
- Identify, measure, monitor, and control risks in accordance with risk and compliance policies
- Bachelor's degree in mathematics, computer science, statistics, economics, finance, actuarial sciences, science and engineering, or another similar quantitative discipline; OR 4 years of additional relevant experience may substitute for the degree
- 6 years of experience in predictive analytics or data analysis, OR an advanced degree in a similar quantitative discipline and 4 years of experience in predictive analytics or data analysis
- 4 years of experience training and validating statistical, physical, machine learning, and other advanced analytics models
- 4 years of experience using a dynamic scripted language such as Python or R for statistical analyses and/or building and scoring AI/ML models
- Experience writing easy-to-follow, well-documented, transparent code
- Strong experience querying and preprocessing structured and/or unstructured databases using SQL, HQL, No
SQL, or similar query languages - Strong experience working with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data files, including numeric delimited files, JSON/XML, text documents, and images
- Skill performing ad-hoc analytics using descriptive, diagnostic, and inferential statistics
- Ability to assess and articulate regulatory implications and expectations of modeling efforts
- Advanced experience with supervised modeling, including linear/logistic regression, discriminant analysis, support vector machines, decision trees, and forest models
- Advanced experience with unsupervised modeling, including k-means, hierarchical/agglomerative clustering, neighbors algorithms, and DBSCAN
- Experience guiding and mentoring junior technical staff in business interactions and model building
- Experience communicating analytical and modeling results to non-technical business partners with business recommendations and actionable applications
- Must not require immigration support or visa sponsorship, including H-1B, TN, or STEM OPT Training Plans
Demonstrates expertise in predictive analytics and data analysis, with a strong focus on developing and deploying machine learning models. Proficient in translating complex business needs into analytical solutions while effectively communicating results to non-technical stakeholders.
Highest-signal resume keywords- Predictive Analytics
- Machine Learning Model Development
- Python or R Programming
- SQL Querying
- Statistical Analysis
- Predictive Analytics
- Machine Learning
- Statistical Modeling
- Data Analysis
- SQL
- Python
- R
- Data Preprocessing
- Model Risk Management
- Technical Documentation
- Communication
- Mentoring
- Project Management
- Problem Solving
- Collaboration
- Data Science
- Model Development Control
- Risk Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Data Engineering
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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