About The Position
About This Role: As a Staff Data Scientist I, you are a technical titan and a strategic force multiplier. You don't just solve problems; you anticipate them before they hit the roadmap. This role is for a visionary who can lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives and provide the architectural guidance that keeps our entire department ahead of the curve. With a mindset of Extreme Ownership, youâll bridge the gap between profound technical expertise and material business impact, serving as a role model for the engineering organization and a trusted partner to executive leadership.
Requirements
- The Departmental Expert: You have 10+ years of relevant experience and are recognized as a go-to authority in quantitative research and model design.
- The Strategic Partner: You partner closely with Product Management and other senior staff to ensure seamless end-to-end delivery of complex projects.
- The Culture Carrier: You foster a "team vs. me" outlook, helping the whole department become more productive through high-level mentorship.
- The Clear Communicator: You can articulate domain and department strategies to any audience and facilitate high-level architecture decision reviews.
- The Principled Leader: You hold yourself and others responsible for major deliverables, driving excellence through influence rather than just authority.
- Advanced Cloud & Infrastructure: Profound experience with AWS and SageMaker, specifically in architecting cost-effective systems that perform at scale.
- Domain Fluency: Deep familiarity with services in adjacent domains and proficiency in end-to-end development across monoliths and serverless environments.
- AI Leadership: Ability to influence the selection and adoption of AI development tools and develop standards for validating AI-generated code.
- Technical Guidance: Expertise in guiding others through complex research plans, experimental designs, and advanced model implementations.
- Strategic Tooling: Mastery of Python and a track record of making the "final call" on technology choices that affect the multi-team roadmap.
- Operational Wisdom: Experience leading cost-benefit analyses for large technical initiatives and optimizing for Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Responsibilities
- Lead Complex Initiatives: Form and lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact projects that move the needle for the entire organization.
- Architect the Future: Provide architectural review and technical guidance at a departmental level, ensuring our Data Science assets are scalable and cost-effective.
- Predict Stakeholder Needs: Anticipate business pivots and proactively identify opportunities where data science can solve future challenges.
- Design Paved Roads: Engage the team in using reusable, supported patterns and establish organizational standards for code quality and security.
- Own the Strategy: Influence the product roadmap and domain strategy using deep technical insights and cost-benefit analyses.
- Master the Portfolio: Continually deepen and document the understanding of the company's entire technology portfolio to prevent silos.
- Optimize for Efficiency: Propose strategic methodologies to tackle technical debt and refine team processes to increase overall delivery velocity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
