**Experienced Full Stack Data Scientist – Web & Cloud Application Development**

Are you a data enthusiast with a passion for driving business growth through data-driven insights? Do you have a knack for developing innovative solutions that transform the retail landscape? If so, we invite you to join the esteemed team at blithequark as a Staff Data Scientist. As a key member of the Data Ventures crew, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of retail by harnessing the power of data science. **About blithequark** At blithequark, we are committed to empowering our customers, associates, and suppliers with cutting-edge technological innovation. Our Data Ventures team is a nimble startup incubated within blithequark, dedicated to building a world-class suite of data products that provide actionable, customer-centric insights. These insights enable our traders and partners to make informed business decisions, driving growth and success across the omni-channel 360 performance. **What You Will Do** As a Staff Data Scientist at blithequark, you will be responsible for leading the technical aspects of data science initiatives, focusing on customer data science projects that are either long-term or short-term based on business needs. Your key responsibilities will include: ### Data Source Identification * Understand the concerned order of requirements and service level agreements * Define and identify the most suitable data sources for required data that fit the purpose, considering external assets as required * Perform preliminary data quality tests on extracted data * Review the deliverables of junior colleagues and provide guidance ### Problem Formulation * Analyze business problems within your area of expertise and challenge assumptions to help the business understand the root cause * Identify and recommend solutions to business problems * Set data analytics, big data analytics, and automation goals and deliverables based on setup achievement standards and outline key metrics to measure progress and effectiveness of the solution * Quantify business impact ### Analytical Modeling * Select suitable modeling strategies for complex problems with large-scale, multiple established and unstructured data sets * Select and develop variables and features iteratively based on model responses in collaboration with the business * Conduct exploratory data analysis activities (e.g., basic statistical analysis, hypothesis testing, statistical inferences) on to-be-had data * Identify dimensions and designs of experiments and create test and research frameworks * Interpret data to identify trends to move across future data sets * Create continuous, online learning including iterative model enhancements * Develop newer strategies (e.g., advanced machine learning algorithms, vehicle mobile ML) by leveraging the latest developments in machine learning, artificial intelligence to teach algorithms to use models to new data sets * Guide the team on function engineering, experimentation, and advanced modeling strategies for use for complex problems with unstructured and multiple data sets (e.g., streaming data, raw text data) ### Model Deployment & Scaling * Ability to work with MLOps to push ML models to production * Continuously logs and tracks model behavior once deployed against the described metrics * Identifies model parameters that may need adjustments based on the scale of deployment * Code Development & Testing: Write code to develop the specified solution and application capabilities by identifying the right programming language and leveraging business, technical, and data requirements * Create test cases to learn and validate the proposed solution design * Create proofs of concept * Test the code using the right testing method * Contribute code documentation, maintain playbooks, and provide timely development updates ### Applied Business Acumen * Evaluate proposed business cases for projects and initiatives * Influence business stakeholder decision-making * Translate business requirements into strategies, projects, and initiatives and align them to business method and goals and drive the execution of deliverables * Build and articulate the business case and go back on investment and grants work that has demonstrable value * Challenge business assumptions on topics related to your area of expertise * Develop new organization-wide approaches and methods to working * Teach and train others on best practices * Proactively engage in the external network to build blithequark's brand and research more about business practices ### Model Assessment & Validation * Identifies and reviews model assessment metrics based on analytical requirements * Applies appropriate strategies for model testing and tuning, to evaluate accuracy, fit, validity, and robustness * Ensures testing data is documented and maintained by the team ### Data Visualization and Storyteller * Identifies and recommends the most suitable visualization tools based on context * Generates suitable graphical representations of data and model outcomes * Understand customer requirements to design suitable data representation for complex data sets and drive User Experience designers and User Interface engineers to build the front-end applications * Defines application layout based on customer requirements * Builds compelling stories based on context to combine multiple pieces of data into cohesive insights * Presents to and impacts various audiences using the right frameworks and conveys clear messages through deep business and stakeholder knowledge * Customizes communication style based on stakeholders and leverages relationships to drive behavioral change * Guides and mentors junior colleagues on story types, structures, and strategies based on context **What You Will Bring** * Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 4 years of experience in an analytics-related field * Deep knowledge and understanding of machine learning, statistics, data science in general * Strong programming skills in at least one of Python/R * Ability to execute projects end-to-end including junior colleagues * Implement best practices in ML Ops, coding standards, etc. * Clearly communicate with business, product, and application partners * Ability to translate complex algorithm evaluations in simple language * Ability to present to management along with external clients **All the Benefits You Want for You and Your Family** * Multiple health plan options, including vision & dental plans for you & dependents * Financial benefits including 401(k), stock buy plans, life coverage, and more * Associate discounts in-store and online * Education assistance for Associates and dependents * Parental Leave * Pay during military service * Paid Time off - including vacation, sick, parental * Short-term and long-term disability for when you cannot work due to injury, illness, or childbirth **About blithequark** At blithequark, we are committed to helping people save money and live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability—and everything in between. As a blithequark associate, you will play a vital role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance, and many other industries—all while affecting the lives of millions of customers around the world. Apply Job! Apply for this job