Principal Data Scientist

TechVilla Solutions

Washington, DC

Posted On: Jul 18, 2024

Posted On: Jul 18, 2024

Job Overview

Job Type

Contract - Corp-to-Corp, Contract - Independent, Contract - W2

Experience

10 - 15 Years

Salary

$80 - $85 Per Hour

Work Arrangement

Remote

Travel Requirement

0%

Required Skills

  • Data Science
  • SQL
  • Python
  • Hadoop
  • Testing
  • MapReduce
Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Data Scientist in Washington, DC. This senior role demands extensive expertise in data science, machine learning, and industry-specific applications, particularly within the railroad sector. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of developing, validating, deploying, and monitoring complex data models and leveraging cutting-edge technologies to drive data-driven decision-making and innovation.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement data science models for data ingestion, preparation, visualization, selection, validation, accuracy measurement, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Utilize Python libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-Learn, Seaborn, and Keras for advanced data analysis and modeling.
  • Employ AWS SageMaker for building, training, and deploying machine learning models.
  • Apply various algorithms including machine learning (classification, multiclass classification, regression), time series forecasting, computer vision, natural language processing, text analytics, graph databases, and IoT sensor data analysis.
  • Leverage extensive experience in the railroad industry to deliver innovative data solutions and insights.

 

Required Qualifications
  • 10+ years of experience working with large data sets or doing large-scale quantitative analysis.
  • Expert SQL scripting is required.
  • Development experience in one of the following: Scala, Java, Python, Perl, PHP, C++ or C#.
  • Experience working with Hadoop, Pig/Hive, Spark, and MapReduce.
  • Basic understanding of statistics – hypothesis testing, p-values, confidence intervals, regression, classification, and optimization are core lingo. 
  • Experience manipulating large data sets through statistical software or other methods.
  • Experimentation design or A/B testing experience is preferred.

Job ID: TS240292


Posted By

Vivek

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