Data Scientist II

Job Description: Responsible for formulating and applying sophisticated modeling and other advanced analytic methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decision making, policy formulation, or other managerial functions. Concentrate on collecting, cleansing and analyzing data, developing decision support software and producing actionable information for decision making. Supports the development and maintenance of the Cloud analytics environment. Develops and maintains Extract Transfer Load processes and data pipelines to support reporting, BI and data modeling. Identify business opportunities or expand ideas obtained from management to conceptualize and define and model operational problems to assess feasibility and impact. Identify performance improvement opportunities via data analysis and develop decision support tools to ensure most cost conscience, efficient use of company resources that supports service objectives. Develop concepts into business plans utilizing appropriate research techniques, methodologies, and experience and present them to management with recommendation for implementation. Develop and implement data collection systems from primary and secondary sources and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and data quality. Identify, analyze, interpret and visualize trends or patterns in complex data sets. Evaluate alternative systems or transportation networks employing financial, computer, geographic or operational models as appropriate. Research cutting edge technologies in support of the "best practices". Provide project support or individually design and develop models for testing, validation and evaluation of strategic proposals. Utilize multi-media presentations and formal reports for presenting analyses to senior management. Coordinate personnel involved in project administratively and technically. Comply with all applicable laws/regulations as well as company policies/procedures. Perform other duties as required.


Qualifications: Master's degree in Data Science, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics or related field of study plus 2 years of experience in the job offered or 2 years of experience in Data Science, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Engineering, Statistics or related field. The position requires experience or graduate level coursework with (skills can be gained concurrently through education): Programming skills and ability to learn new languages, including but not limited to: Databricks, Python, JAVA, SQL and SAS; knowledge of relational database systems, including but not limited to: Azure Synapse, SQL Server, Oracle and DB2; knowledge of designing and building machine learning models; knowledge of big data implementations; statistical software and reporting interfaces, data mining tools, machine learning techniques and data visualization. Analytical, problem solving, time management, organizational and interpersonal skills. Good verbal and written communication skills. Position allows for telecommuting from home within commuting distance of Salt Lake City, Utah.

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