Senior Data Scientist

Position: Senior Data Scientist (12+ years minimum exp) Need a Rockstar candidate Location: Irving, TX/ CA / Alpharetta, GA / Basking Ridge, NJ Hybrid (This is not a remote role) Duration: Long term contract Client: Largest Direct Telecom Client What were looking for... You are an accomplished SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST , a recognized MACHINE LEARNING EXPERT , and a thought LEADER IN AI TECHNOLOGY and business innovation. You are a MASTER AT ANALYZING BIG DATA. Required: Formal education: Bachelors degree with six or more years of relevant work experience as a Data Scientist practicing model development for business applications; Or a Master's Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Math, Economics, Engineering, or Data Science related fields with two or more years of relevant experience as a data scientist or machine learning engineer. Hands-on experience in building machine learning and statistical models using Python, PySpark, Machine Learning libraries, SQL. Experience in computing/programming skills; proficiency in Python, R, and Linux shell script. Experience in data management and data analysis in a relational database, Hadoop and Spark. Experience with Cloud computing platform such as GCP or AWS Strong communication and interpersonal influencing skills. Excellent problem solving and critical thinking capabilities. Desired: A Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Math, Economics, Engineering, or Data Science, with two or more years of experience in practicing machine learning and data science in business. Expertise in deep learning, NLP, reinforcement learning, recommender system, etc. Experience in leading large scale data science projects and delivering from end to end. Experience with building data pipelines, model framework and model deployment.