Aspen Dental · 5 hours ago
Sr. Data Scientist
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$128K/yr - $145K/yr
4+ years expAspen Dental is one of the largest retail healthcare business support organizations in the U.S. They are seeking a Senior Data Scientist responsible for transforming raw data into high-quality machine learning and forecasting models to inform growth strategies across their brands. The role involves model development, ownership, and continuous learning to enhance decision-making and business performance.
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Responsibilities
Build, validate, and deploy predictive forecasting models to predict demand, revenue, and market trends
Design and execute A/B tests and multivariate experiments to measure the impact of pricing changes and promotional strategies
Build elasticity models and scenario simulations to forecast revenue, margin, and adoption under different pricing and promotional strategies
Apply statistical and machine learning methods to identify patterns, trends, and insights
Develop and apply LLM-based models for text categorization, semantic analysis, and interpretation of unstructured data
Understand business objectives and translate them into data-driven solutions
Conduct rigorous testing of models, ensuring reasonable results and reporting back to leadership on outcomes
Identify opportunities within the business and proactively partner with business leaders to develop models using advanced ML and AI techniques to unlock stronger, more streamlined business performance
Monitor and report on model performance
Develop recommendations to improve model accuracy
Translate complex analytical findings into clear, actionable insights with recommendations to improve performance
Partner with leaders in Product, IT, and Brand leadership to implement tools that leverage the models, changing data outputs into a fully functioning product
Maintain well-documented, reproducible code and workflows
Stay current with industry trends, tools, and best practices in data science
Proactively suggest new approaches and methodologies to enhance decision-making by leadership
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (IT, product, finance, operations) evolve data science approaches to integrate the latest business insights and trends
Qualification
Required
BA or BS in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or other degree with equivalent work experience in advanced analytics or business forecasting roles. Advanced Degree is preferred
4-6 years of experience in roles that leverage statistical modeling or machine learning required including experience leading projects
Hands-on experience leveraging statistical and machine learning packages in Python for statistical analysis and leveraging SQL to query data is required
Experience working with funnel optimization, user segmentation, cohort analyses, time series analyses, and regression models
Experience with mentoring and guiding Jr. level Data Scientists
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required. Experience managing cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders is desirable
Experience with version control tools (Github, etc.)
Ability to excel in fast paced environment, take direction, and handle multiple priorities
Preferred
Experience with re-training, modifying, and evaluating open source LLM algorithms to be deployed in business use cases (needs additional detail). Deployment experience is a plus
Proven track record of partnering with executive-level audiences to identify opportunities, build out the framework for potential models, and deliver a recommended approach to the business
Experience using data visualization software like Tableau or PowerBI is a plus
Benefits
Paid time off
Health
Dental
Vision
401(k) savings plan with match
Company
Aspen Dental
Aspen Dental is a provider of general dentistry services.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Kimberly Cameron Jones
Vice President of Hygiene Operations
Recent News
2025-12-08
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