Senior Data Scientist - Insights and Analytics

Hardware Engineering is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to answer critical business questions through rigorous analysis of data engineering outputs, delivering intelligence that drives strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate brings expertise in data analytics and a passion for data storytelling. You'll have the autonomy to shape analytics strategy across workforce planning and operations, working with leadership to inform high-stakes organizational decisions. This role offers the opportunity to influence organizational direction while building a portfolio of high-impact analytical projects.

Description

You'll lead business analytics projects through all phases - defining investigations, exploring data, conducting analysis, and presenting results to business customers. Projects will span workforce planning, operational analytics, and strategic initiatives across Hardware Engineering.

This role requires collaboration within a multi-disciplined, geographically distributed data science team, working closely with data engineering to build on our existing infrastructure and shape future analytics capabilities.","responsibilities":"Build repeatable analytical frameworks and dashboards that become the standard for how Hardware Engineering evaluates organizational health and plans for growth

Inform strategic decisions across the HWE organization, from workforce planning to operational efficiency, through presentations, visual dashboards, and reports

Build forecasting and optimization models for engineering resource needs, translating complex technical constraints into strategic recommendations for senior stakeholders

Define analytics requirements in partnership with data engineering, owning the translation layer between infrastructure capabilities and business needs

Preferred Qualifications

MS/MA in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent degree

Experience collaborating with data engineering teams on pipeline design and data quality improvements

Familiarity with cloud data platforms (AWS, Snowflake)

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum BS/BA in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent degree

5+ years defining and leading business analytics initiatives, including surfacing insights, explaining outliers, building forecasting algorithms, and effectively communicating findings to stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership

Demonstrable mastery of Python for data analysis, including proficiency in pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, and data visualization libraries for stakeholder reporting

Self-directed problem-solver comfortable working through ambiguity, managing multiple priorities, and driving projects from definition through delivery

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