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Vantage Learning ยท 2 days ago
Data Scientist
New Hope, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with product design and engineering teams to develop an understanding of needs
Research and devise innovative statistical models for data analysis
Communicate findings to all stakeholders
Enable smarter business processes using analytics for meaningful insights
Keep current with technical and industry developments
Serve as lead data strategist to identify and integrate new datasets
Execute analytical experiments to solve problems across various domains
Identify relevant data sources and sets for client business needs
Devise and utilize algorithms and models to mine big-data stores
Perform data and error analysis to improve models
Clean and validate data for uniformity and accuracy
Analyze data for trends and patterns
Interpret data with clear objectives in mind
Implement analytical models in production
Collect data through business analysis or new studies
Transfer data into appropriate formats for analysis
Create new frameworks for data collection
Build tools to automate data collection
Search through large datasets for usable information
Create reports and presentations for business uses
Correlate similar data to find actionable results
Qualification
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Required
3+ years of JAVA software development experience
Excellent understanding of J2SE and deep architectural understanding of Java web applications & application servers
Good knowledge in some back-end technologies (i.e. Spring, Hibernate, Lucene, SQL, or others)
Superior creative and innovative problem-solving skills
Initiative and the ability to work independently and especially in a team
Broad knowledge and understanding of the technologies related to search, linguistics applied to search, and Information Retrieval [IR] issues
Experience with technologies such as lucene, solr, or other IR technologies
Experience with the good and the bad of both successful and failed projects
Ability to slice and dice problems and tasks so they can be worked on by others and ability to mentor others (interns, rookies, and junior developers)
Relaxed yet enthusiastic and motivated attitude towards the craft, company, and products
Collaborate with product design and engineering teams to develop an understanding of needs
Research and devise innovative statistical models for data analysis
Communicate findings to all stakeholders
Enable smarter business processes by using analytics for meaningful insights
Keep current with technical and industry developments
Serve as lead data strategist to identify and integrate new datasets that can be leveraged through our product capabilities, and work closely with the engineering team in the development of data products
Execute analytical experiments to help solve problems across various domains and industries
Identify relevant data sources and sets to mine for client business needs, and collect large structured and unstructured datasets and variables
Devise and utilize algorithms and models to mine big-data stores; perform data and error analysis to improve models; clean and validate data for uniformity and accuracy
Analyze data for trends and patterns, and interpret data with clear objectives in mind
Implement analytical models in production by collaborating with software developers and machine-learning engineers
Collecting data through means such as analyzing business results or by setting up and managing new studies
Transferring data into a new format to make it more appropriate for analysis
Creating new, experimental frameworks to collect data
Building tools to automate data collection
Searching through large data sets for usable information
Creating reports and presentations for business uses
Correlating similar data to find actionable results
Bachelor's degree is required
Knowledge in some of the standard front-end technologies like CSS, JavaScript (we use JQuery), REST, JSON
Experience with STRUTS, SPRING, SQL, HTML, XML, JavaScript and/or SCRUM is a plus
Knowledge of Open Source libraries, tools and frameworks, e.g. for logging, testing, and building
Excitement for the latest trends in application design
Experience with agile software development methodologies like XP and Scrum
Interest to learn more about new languages and frameworks
Proficiency with data mining, mathematics, and statistical analysis
Advanced experience in pattern recognition and predictive modeling
Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, SQL, and programming languages (ex: Java/Python, SAS)
Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, research-oriented group that has several concurrent projects
Exceptional technical writing skills
Ability to communicate complex data in a simple, actionable way
Ability to visualize data in the most effective way possible for a given project or study
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience with machine learning and AI
Familiarity with data management tools
Ability to work independently and with team members from different backgrounds
Excellent attention to detail
Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
401(k)
Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Legal and ID Theft Protection
Pet Insurance
Accident Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement, paid training
Company
Vantage Learning
Vantage Learning has provided educators with sophisticated knowledge and immediate feedback solutions to enhance student learning.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Pam Kirby
Chief Product Officer
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