Data Scientist

OGC is a boutique market research and data analysis consulting firm specializing in customer experience analytics, innovation testing, and data visualization. We are seeking a Data Scientist to join our team.

Our mission is to help our clients become more insightful, create happier end customers, and uncover opportunities to grow their businesses. We employ a hands-on approach to research and consulting: we follow a comprehensive discovery process, apply advanced analysis techniques using state-of-the-art tools, draw conclusions collaboratively in cross-functional teams, and utilize workshops to foster action.

Our client portfolio is international, with a focus on US-based, Fortune 500 companies, across a variety of industries such as Financial Services, Specialty Retail, Telecommunications, Hospitality, and Software.

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  Support the execution of quantitative research and consulting projects from start to finish including project planning, data analysis, modeling, and building insights-based reports

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  Work with other data scientists, designers, and project managers on interdisciplinary projects using your skillset to derive structure and knowledge from raw data across various industry sectors

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  Work on complex and varied data sets from some of the world’s largest organizations to solve real-world problems

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  Develop data science products and solutions for clients, as well as for our internal team

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  Client Communication and engagement including building and delivering insights-based reports

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  Build, deploy and automate various algorithms (classification, regression, forecasting) and support the production of automated reports and analysis

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  Transform large volumes of data from internal and external sources in a manner suitable for analysis

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  Research new data sources, analytical tools, and methodologies for data science and data engineering

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  Perform complex data analysis in support of ad-hoc and standing requests, focusing on delivering key insights

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  Provide an expert point of view on analytical techniques and guidance to our analysts and sales directors

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  Bachelor’s degree from a top university

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  MA/MS in Data Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or other quantitative field - An advantage

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  4+ years of professional experience as a project-oriented data analyst or scientist

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  Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze issues, identify causes, and recommend solutions quickly

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  Strong quantitative background with a high comfort level for learning new technologies

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  Diverse technical skills including:

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    Python (High Level)

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    Modeling/Machine Learning

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    Statistics

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    SQL

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    Excel (VBA, Power Pivot, Power Query, DAX - An advantage)

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    Data Visualization (Tableau, PowerBI - An advantage)

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    Demonstrated experience with common Python packages for data analysis and modeling; including Pandas, Numpy, Scikit-learn, XGBoost, Jupyter, Dask, PySpark, etc. - An advantage

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    Expertise in one or more specific data science domains (geospatial analytics, dashboards, text analytics, causal inference, cloud computing, etc.) - An advantage

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  Must speak and write English fluently and idiomatically