job summary: As a Lead Data Scientist with a focus on both reporting and predictive modeling, your day-to-day responsibilities will include a mix of tasks related to data analysis, visualization, and predictive model development. Your core duties will consist of: Exposing Insights: As a Data Scientist, your goal is not to just display data, but turn it into information. You will produce analysis reports and diagnostic models to try and discover hidden relationships and patterns between our data and metrics of interest.Evaluate & Produce Quality: Good code is reviewed code. You will be involved in ensuring your and your teammates' code is free from errors, bias, and is easy to understand.Data Engineering: We are a newer team at a growing company, and you'll need to do a lot of your own data engineering. Gather, clean, and preprocess data from various sources, ensuring accuracy and consistency. Perform feature engineering to generate new variables or transform existing ones to improve the quality and usefulness of the dataset. Tie all these tasks together in a pipeline and deploy on cloud based infrastructure.Predictive Modeling: Develop, validate, and deploy predictive models using machine learning algorithms and statistical techniques, such as regression, classification, clustering, time series forecasting, and optimization.Generative Modeling: Use a combination of open source and paid technologies to produce abstractions & novel features for other applications.Continuous Improvement: Data Science is a quickly moving field and you'll need to keep up to date. You will need to keep abreast of the latest developments in data science, machine learning, and reporting technologies, while incorporating them into your work when appropriate. Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions to contribute to the growth and development of others. Basic Qualifications: 6+ years of experience in a data science or machine learning roleExperience with business efficiency metrics, such as: Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), Revenue Acquisition Cost (RAC), Retention, Margin, Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), Lifetime Value (LTV), and Engagement.Experience with at least one dashboarding tool, such as: Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Google Data Studio, Streamlit, Dash, etc...Proficiency with PythonProficiency with SQLKnowledge of machine learning algorithms and statistical techniques for predictive modeling, such as: Regression, Classification, Clustering, Time Series Analysis, and OptimizationProficiency with end-to-end pipelinesExpert knowledge in model evaluation metricsExperience pulling data from various third party systems and APIsProficiency with version controlProven ability to work both independently and as part of a teamProficiency with visualization in pythonFamiliar with best practices in secure data handling and customer data privacy Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience in the financial planning industryPrior experience in the consumer technology industryPrior experience using containers to produce repeatable and shareable codePrior experience with Natural Language ProcessingPrior experience with cloud deploymentPrior experience with Neural Networks and/or LLMs location: BALTIMORE, Maryland job type: Permanent salary: $175,000 - 195,000 per year work hours: 9am to 5pm education: Bachelors responsibilities: Build complex models for both operational insights as well as Gen AI driven functionality within a consumer software productEnable your own work by occassionally performing your own data engineering to remove blockers and achieve end goalsOptimize models given infrastructural and pricing constraints (understand drivers and optimally leverage tools like Vertex AI and HuggingFace or MistrelEnable the business to overcome / solve top level problems by delivering deep, data driven insights to solve business problems and novel features that optimize business efficiency qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 6 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors skills: Data Warehouse Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility). This posting is open for thirty (30) days. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.