Data scientist (3-4)- St Paul, MN, Juno Beach, FL

6-12 Months Contract - Potential to Extend or Convert

ONSITE - St. Paul, MN or Juno Beach, FL

OPEN PAY RATE

Data Scientist 2 (6–10 Years of Experience)

Position Summary

The Data Scientist 2 independently leads moderately complex analytics and machine learning initiatives. This role translates business challenges into data-driven solutions and mentors junior team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy predictive and prescriptive models
• Lead end-to-end analytics projects from problem framing to production
• Engineer features and optimize model performance
• Communicate insights and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Implement model validation, testing, and monitoring frameworks
• Mentor junior data scientists
• Collaborate with engineering teams to productionize solutions

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field
• 6–10 years of professional data science experience
• Strong proficiency in Python or R, including building production-ready analytics workflows
• Familiarity with version control (Git)
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with large-scale datasets
• Experience deploying models into production environments
• Solid understanding of statistical inference, ML algorithms, and experimentation design

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with MLOps tools and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of cloud-native data architectures
• Experience working in regulated or data-sensitive industries
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Codex) to improve productivity and enhance code review and documentation processes

Key Competencies

• Independent problem-solving
• Stakeholder management
• Technical leadership on projects
• Business acumen