Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Shift5 is building the data platform for onboard operational technology (OT). The Applied Data Scientist will collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to uncover insights, solve complex business problems, and create scalable data science solutions.
Responsibilities
- End-to-End Project Scoping: Take ownership of data science projects from initial problem definition and hypothesis building to final, actionable deliverable
- Product Generalization: Take one-off customer insights and solutions and build them back into the broader, deployable suite of Shift5 core products
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with embedded analysts, deployment strategists, and forward-deployed engineers to translate complex analyses into immediate customer value
- Advanced Data Analysis: Perform complex statistical analyses to push the envelope, interpret trends, and break new ground in leveraging operational data for diagnosis and prediction
- System Optimization: Work closely with programmers, engineers, and leadership to identify process improvements, propose system modifications, and devise long-term data strategies
Skills
- Fluency in a generic analytics coding language (Python, SQL, R, or Matlab)
- Strong data needs analysis skills (identifying data and technical tests required to validate hypotheses)
- Excellent communication skills with a track record of translating highly technical information for non-technical audiences
- A humble, receptive attitude toward feedback
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 40% of the time (US only)
- Experience with time-series data
- A background/education blend (ideally a Master's or Doctorate program) in Data Science
- Industry experience in defense, aerospace, or cybersecurity is a major plus
Benefits
- Bonus program and equity in a fast-growing startup
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families
- Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions
- Employer-paid Life and Disability Insurance
- Uncapped paid time off policy
- Flexible work & remote work policy
- Tax-deferred public transit benefits with Metro SmartBenefits (DC/MD/VA)
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