Data Scientist

At Kin + Carta, we’ve got opportunities to offer you — for growth, for leadership, for big, world-changing impact and for, dare we say it, fun. We are a global workforce that is committed to building a world that works better for everyone. And that starts with our Kin. That’s why we’re proud of: 

• The life we create within our virtual walls, every day
• Our B Corp certification
• Our ranking in Consulting Magazine's 2022 “Best Large Firms to Work For”
• The work we’ve done with some of the world’s most innovative companies 

The role

Ideal candidates will have strong quantitative backgrounds and analytical discipline. While they will have some demonstrated ability to write code, they will not have learned programming languages for the sake of building their resume, but rather as a means to express their intellectual curiosity and analytical voice. Kin + Carta will provide a platform and training to help them reach their full potential.

Kin + Carta is looking to hire a temporary Data Scientist to join our growing capabilities team. If you are innovative, passionate about data and AI technologies, and look to continually learn and enjoy sharing expertise, read on! 

Role responsibilities

• Analyze a collection of raw data sets to create meaningful impact to large enterprise clients while maintaining a high degree of scientific rigor and discipline.
• Engineer data pipelines and products to help stakeholders make and execute data driven decisions.
• Communicate analytical findings in an intuitive and visually compelling way.
• Creating highly visual and interactive dashboards via Tableau, PowerBI, or custom web applications
• Conducting deep dive analysis and designing KPIs to help guide business decisions and measure success
• Engineering data infrastructure, software libraries, and APIs supporting BI and ML data pipelines
• Architecting cloud data platform components enabling the above
• Building and tracking project timelines, dependences, and risks
• Gathering stakeholder requirements and conducting technical due diligence toward designing pragmatic data-driven business solutions

Minimum qualifications

We want all new hires to succeed in their roles at Kin + Carta. That's why we've outlined the job requirements below. To be considered for this role, it's important that you meet all Minimum Qualifications. If you do not meet all of the Preferred Qualifications, we still encourage you to apply.

• Proven industry experience executing data engineering, analytics and/or data science projects or Bachelors/Masters degree in quantitative studies including Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or computation-intensive Sciences and Humanities.
• Proficiency (can execute data ingestion to insight) in programmatic languages such as SQL, Python and R
• More than 5 years of experience working in similar roles.

Preferred qualifications

• Proficiency in visualization/reporting tools such as Tableau and PowerBI or programmatic visualization library such as R ggplot2, Python matplotlib/seaborn/bokeh, Javascript D3.
• Proficiency scripting in UNIX environment
• Proficiency in big data environments and tools such as Spark, Hive, Impala, Pig, etc. 
• Proficiency with cloud architecture components (AWS, Azure, Google)
• Proficiency with data pipeline software such as Airflow, Luigi, or Prefect
• Ability to turn raw data and ambiguous business questions into distilled findings and recommendations for action
• Experience with statistical and machine learning libraries along with the ability to apply them appropriately to business problems
• Proficiency in front and back-end web application development stacks and frameworks (Javascript, HTML, CSS, React/Vue/AngularJS) including API design (REST/GraphQL) and library development 
• Experience applying linear algebra methods to spatial datasets and/or academic familiarity with advanced linear algebra.
• Experience leading and managing technical data/analytics/machine learning projects

About Kin + Carta

Kin + Carta is a global digital transformation consultancy committed to working alongside our clients to build a world that works better #ForEveryone. We build digital solutions that connect people, data and technology for some of the world’s most influential companies. As a Certified B Corp, we are committed to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Awareness, and our triple bottom line focus of people, the planet and profit. 

We strive to create an inclusive environment for all candidates. If you have any specific requirements or need reasonable adjustments to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know at amer.ta.team@kinandcarta.com.