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Yassir · 2 months ago

Mid/Senior - Data Scientist

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

Yassir is a fast-growing tech company in Africa, aiming to provide essential services through technology. The Data Scientist will analyze and model data to optimize Machine Learning systems, contributing to key projects like Dynamic Pricing and Trip Dispatching.

Financial ServicesInformation TechnologyMobile AppsTransportation

Responsibilities

Become an expert point of contact and thought leader on your scope by mastering the details and principles pertaining to it

Some key areas we have to focus include: optimizing our Pricing capabilities, such as Dynamic / Surge Pricing, Discounts / Commissioning Optimization and Personalized Pricing, optimizing our Dispatching capabilities, optimizing our Fraud Detection / Revenue Leakage Prevention capabilities, optimizing our Recommendations / Personalization capabilities, amongst others

Identify and propose ML opportunities related to your scope and beyond

Support with requirements definition and prioritization of ML projects

Collaborate with cross-functional Engineering and Product teams

Champion Data Quality as a critical input component to all ML solutions and Analytics

Conduct Exploratory Data Analysis and subsequent Feature Selection / Engineering

Utilize Statistical and ML techniques, as appropriate, for model training

Validate and tune ML models

Visualize analysis / modelling results focusing on meaningful, actionable metrics and insights

Deploy and test ML applications using our MLOps infrastructureMonitor ML models on their technical performance, business impact and underlying data / concept drift

Explain technical solutions in a business-friendly manner, supporting Product teams in their communications and reporting

Maintain and improve technical documentation of delivered solutions

Support the Data & AI domain in developing its technical capabilities, improving its ways of working and collaboration with other dependent teams

Champion Data Culture, proactively share knowledge across teams, and participate and drive team building activities

Qualification

Machine LearningPythonSQLStatistical AnalysisData VisualizationCloud SolutionsAnalytical ThinkingCommunication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsProject Management

Required

Solid Mathematical / Statistical / Machine Learning as well as Software Development technical skills - supported by a Masters degree or above in a relevant quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics

Comfortable in efficient, production quality Python and SQL coding at a professional setting with at least 2 years of industry experience (more years of experience would be required for more Senior roles)

Comfortable with key software engineering concepts, such as code / memory profiling, code optimization, scalability, code / QA testing, cost optimization and associated best practices

Comfortable with key Statistical concepts, such as statistical testing and causal analysis

Analytical thinking and problem solving skills

Engineering mindset focused towards delivering robust applied data science solutions

Visualization skills, including experience with common Python ecosystem libraries and/or Analytics / BI tooling

Familiarity and prior use of Cloud solutions and their data / ML services - at Yassir we use Google Cloud Platform (GCP), experience with which is highly preferred

Mastering of the end-to-end (ML) model development lifecycle

Excellent communication skills, including presentation and oral / written communication (clear articulation, concise documentation) in professional English

Positive attitude and resilience

Strong interpersonal skills focused on peer support, empathy, active listening, team building and stakeholder relationships building

Internal drive, self-motivation and ability to work independently including own effective project management

Preferred

Experience with On-demand, Mobility or Financial Services companies

Experience working on ML features for Digital Products (apps, websites)

Experience with one or more from: Pricing / Economics related projects and/or modelling techniques (we welcome Economics / Econometrics backgrounds and experience), Fraud Detection related projects, Dispatching related projects, Personalization related projects