Sr. Data Scientist II

Numerator • Chicago, IL

14d

About The Position

Numerator is seeking a Sr. Data Scientist to help build, enhance, and scale data science services across our rapidly evolving data platform. You’ll work end-to-end on initiatives that turn massive proprietary datasets into impactful, production-grade solutions. This is a highly autonomous, product-focused role. You’ll partner with Product, Data, and Engineering teams to translate customer needs into data-driven products, analytics methodologies, and new offerings that drive measurable business impact.

Requirements

• BS or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Physics, or other behavioral and/or equivalent quantitative science
• 9+ years of industry experience as a data scientist (or equivalent role/work) with a BS in the above-mentioned areas, or 5+ years of industry experience with a PhD in a quantitative field
• Leadership experience as a manager or mentor or team lead
• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Written and verbal communication skills with experience in communicating complex concepts to a non-technical audience; enjoy data storytelling via presentations, articles, reports across various stakeholders
• Experience with defining key product metrics, setting team goals, and building internal tools to monitor progress against KPIs

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the CPG/FMCG/retail industry or hands-on with user-level purchase data for marketing/behavioral insights
• Experience with developing, deploying, and maintaining back-end production code in cloud environments with technologies like AWS, Airflow, SageMaker, etc
• Proven track record of delivering solutions to a production environment
• Solid understanding of SQL and relational databases (e.g., Snowflake, MySQL, Postgres, etc.), and experience using normalized and denormalized data architectures
• Experience with agile methodologies, e.g., estimating & scoping open-ended data science work to help Product hone in on requirements and business value
• Experience with understanding, analyzing, and modeling user data and behavioral trends
• Enthusiasm for identifying and pursuing new business and product opportunities; unleashing creativity & innovation in a team environment

Responsibilities

• Perform as a Sr. Data Scientist by leading execution and technical planning within the organization and team, along with mentoring other Data Scientists
• Ideate and implement discoveries to build new product features & data products, and improve existing methodologies & algorithms
• Collaborate across Product, Data, and Engineering teams to identify, investigate, integrate, and deliver solutions related to back-end and front-end data services
• Lead and deliver complex projects involving data and statistical modeling (e.g. sampling, forecasting, segmentation, classification, predictive modeling, etc.)
• Regularly communicate outcomes, new initiatives, and improvements to stakeholders
• Serve as a data science subject matter expert for both internal and external stakeholders
• Conduct and analyze complex survey/panel data, perform exploratory analysis, feature engineering, quality reviews, documentation, weighting, bias-correction, and imputation

Benefits

• An inclusive and collaborative company culture - we work in an open, transparent environment to get things done and adapt to the changing needs as they come
• An opportunity to have an impact in a technologically data-driven company that’s changing the market research industry and getting rave reviews
• Ownership of data solutions
• Market-competitive total compensation package
• Volunteer time off and charitable donation matching
• Strong support for career growth, including mentorship programs, leadership training, access to conferences and employee resources groups
• Regular hackathons to build your own projects and Engineering and Data Science Lunch and Learns
• Great benefits package including health/vision/dental, unlimited PTO, flexible schedule, internally quiet focus time, recharge days, 401K matching, travel reimbursement, and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level