Senior Data Scientist

Basis:

Permanent - Full Time

Area of Interest:

Data & Analytics

Locations:

Oakville, ON

Who you are

We are always looking for amazing talent who can contribute to our growth and deliver results! Geotab is seeking a Senior Data Scientist who will explore and examine data from multiple sources in order to design and construct new data modeling processes using prototypes, algorithms, predictive models, and custom analyses. If you love technology, and are keen to join an industry leader — we would love to hear from you!

What you'll do

The Senior Data Scientist will utilize strong problem-solving skills with statistical analysis in order to align data products with Geotab’s organizational goals. To be successful in this role you will be a self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills, and have the ability to quickly understand complex, technical concepts.

How you’ll make an impact

  • Design, develop and maintain analytical data products that support the ongoing operational mandates of the ITS Altitude platform. Deliverables may include, but are not limited to, application programming interfaces (API), data pipelines (end-to-end data processing), product analytics, geospatial reference data, predictive models and customer defined data sets.

  • Collaborate with research teams to operationalize research data sets into geospatial data products that support ITS Altitude objectives.

  • Implement new statistical or mathematical methodologies for specific models of data analysis.

  • Provide expert project leadership as a SME: guidance to team members and participate in cross-departmental projects establishing Geotab as a leader in data science.

  • Create algorithms and models to extract information required to solve complex business problems.

  • Conduct causality experiments by applying A/B experiments or epidemiological approach to identify the root issues of an observed result.

  • Identify new, complex queries from Big Data infrastructure from data warehousing database (i.e. Google BigQuery) to add value to the organization.

  • Use machine learning (ML) packages (e.g. Scikit-learn and Tensorflow) to develop ML models and features.

  • Test the performance of data-driven products and make recommendations for improving ITS Altitude’s product suite.

  • Ongoing maintenance and support of existing data-driven products to drive improvement and identify opportunities for enhancements.

What you'll bring to this role

  • Post-secondary Diploma/Degree specialization in Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, or related field.

  • Graduate or post-graduate Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field is highly valued.

  • 5-8 years of experience as a Data Scientist or similar role.

  • 5-8 years experience in writing SQL queries.

  • 5-8 years experience in programming in Python.

  • Solid understanding of machine learning and operations research.

  • Knowledge of data management and visualization techniques.

  • Affinity for statistical analysis and predictive modeling.

  • Experience in the transportation industry and/or with intelligent transportation systems is highly valued.

  • Experience in geospatial modeling and analysis is an asset.

  • Experience with data-as-a-service architecture and cloud-based technologies is an asset.

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