Senior Data Scientist

OGC Global•Washington, DC

About The Position

OGC is a boutique market research and data analysis consulting firm specializing in customer experience analytics, innovation testing, and data visualization. Its mission is to help clients become more insightful, create happier end customers, and uncover opportunities to grow their businesses. OGC uses a hands-on approach involving discovery, advanced analysis, collaborative conclusions, and workshops to foster action. Its international client portfolio focuses on US-based Fortune 500 companies across industries including Financial Services, Specialty Retail, Telecommunications, Hospitality, and Software. The Senior Data Scientist works directly with clients to deliver consulting projects to senior stakeholders, using data to support strategic decisions and business improvements. The role offers the opportunity to apply analytical expertise to market research and customer experience projects for global Fortune 500 companies. The position follows East Coast (ET) hours. The ideal candidate is independent, detail-oriented, curious, analytically strong, commercially minded, collaborative, and eager to learn. OGC's data scientists are self-starters with technical expertise and familiarity with data analysis and quantitative research methodologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a top university.
5–7 years of professional experience as a project-oriented data analyst or scientist.
Excellent problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze issues, identify causes, and recommend solutions quickly.
Strong quantitative background and comfort learning new technologies.
High-level Python skills.
Experience with modeling and machine learning, statistics, SQL, and Excel.
Fluent and idiomatic spoken and written English.

Nice To Haves

An MA/MS in Data Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or another quantitative field.
Excel skills in VBA, Power Pivot, Power Query, and DAX.
Data visualization experience with Tableau or PowerBI.
Experience with common Python packages for data analysis and modeling, including Pandas, Numpy, Scikit-learn, XGBoost, Jupyter, Dask, and PySpark.
Expertise in one or more data science domains, such as geospatial analytics, dashboards, text analytics, causal inference, or cloud computing.

Responsibilities

Support quantitative research and consulting projects from planning through data analysis, modeling, and creation of insights-based reports.
Collaborate with data scientists, designers, and project managers on interdisciplinary projects, deriving structure and knowledge from raw data across industries.
Analyze complex and varied datasets from large organizations to solve real-world problems.
Develop data science products and solutions for clients and OGC's internal team.
Communicate and engage with clients, including building and delivering insights-based reports.
Build, deploy, and automate algorithms for classification, regression, and forecasting, and support production of automated reports and analysis.
Transform large volumes of internal and external data into forms suitable for analysis.
Research new data sources, analytical tools, and methodologies for data science and data engineering.
Perform complex data analysis for ad-hoc and standing requests, focusing on delivering key insights.
Provide expert guidance on analytical techniques to analysts and sales directors.