Remote Data Scientist

Data Scientist

Apex Systems is looking for a remote Data Scientist for one of our local clients. The successful candidate will join a strong, globally distributed Data Science team that develops and applies innovative methods and tools to deliver insights for our team. The candidate will partner with leading industrial scientists to support our growing data science efforts in environmental, geospatial, and agronomic group.

Responsibilities include:

• Build machine learning pipelines, deploy machine learning models, use and help build data ingestion streams, monitor model performance
• Provide statistical expertise and collaborate with scientists for data collection, statistical modeling/data analysis, and interpretation of complex datasets to enable data-driven decisions.
• Accelerate genetics and environmental modeling deployment and validation efforts

Required skills include:

• Solid foundation in probability and statistical inference
• Extensive experience analyzing designed experiments and observational datasets (e.g. linear fixed effects and mixed effects models, regression analysis)
• General Data Engineering knowledge
• Python (GIS in Python)
• Experience with variable selection, dimensionality reduction, model diagnostics, remedial measures and validation.