Lead Data Scientist
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Data Scientist to establish and lead our data science initiatives.
About the Role:
This is a critical, foundational role where you will have the unique opportunity to shape the future of data science at our organization.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Leadership: Collaborate closely with product, engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders to identify and prioritize key opportunities that align with our strategic goals.
2. Technical Expertise: Lead the development of data models – from data collection and feature engineering to algorithm selection, training, tuning, and validation.
3. Deployment and Integration: Develop production-grade code and systems to deploy, serve, and monitor data models at scale, ensuring reliability and performance.
4. Analysis and Improvement: Define key performance metrics, establish robust monitoring frameworks, analyze model performance in production, and drive continuous improvement through iteration and experimentation.
5. Communication and Evangelism: Clearly communicate complex data science concepts and results to both technical and non-technical audiences.
6. Leadership and Mentorship: Establish data science best practices, coding standards, and documentation. As the function grows, guide and mentor other data scientists.
7. Innovation: Stay abreast of the latest advancements in data science and MLOps, evaluating and potentially adopting new technologies and techniques relevant to our organization.