Data Science Consultant

ProCogia is a data consulting firm headquartered in Vancouver, BC with employees and clients across the United States and Canada. We specialize in Data Operations, Data Engineering, BI & Analytics, Data Science & Bioinformatics across a broad range of industries including Telecom, Pharma, Biotechnology, Retail, Logistics, Technology, Financial Services, Media & non-profit. We are a technology agnostic firm giving us a client first, independent approach towards delivering our Data solutions.

We’re a diverse, close-knit team with a common pursuit of providing top-class, end-to-end data solutions for our clients. In return for your talent and technical expertise, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary, generous benefits along with ample opportunity for personal development. ‘Growth mindset’ is something we seek in all our new hires and has helped drive much of our recent growth across North America. Our distinct approach is to push the limits and value derived from data. Working within ProCogia’s thriving environment will allow you to unleash your full career potential.

ProCogia has experienced considerable growth over the last two years & core to our culture is maintaining a high-level of female representation throughout the company. Our diversity, and differences allow us to create innovative and effective data solutions for our clients.

Our Mission

We enable our customers to make intelligent and agile decisions through strategically tailored data solutions. We attract, develop and retain diverse, motivated and collaborative team players who love what they do. 

Our Values

TRUST We build trust in all of our relationships, internally and externally

GROWTH We believe in life-long learning; both personally and professionally

INNOVATION Our technology-agnostic & innovative approach enables cutting-edge data solutions

EXCELLENCE We are committed to delivering excellence in everything we do

Job Description 

The Data Science Consultant has the following responsibilities and duties: 

• Build and optimize machine learning predictive models
• Perform data mining using latest practices
• Enhance data collection to include needed information for modelling
• Perform ad-hoc data analysis and present findings in clear manner
• Create automated model scoring systems for self-sufficient modelling updates
• Provide recommendations as needed to data engineering team 

Requirements

The Data Science Consultant should have the following skills, education and experience: 

 Skills    

      Required:

• Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms
• Proficient with Python programming
• Proficient with SQL programming
• Familiar with AWS cloud storage and tools (S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, RDS, etc.)
• Proficient with AWS Sagemaker
• Proficient with data wrangling methodologies
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, ggplot, plotly, etc.
• Familiar with ML model drift and scoring systems
• Expert with feature engineering and model refinement
• Familiar with A/B testing and other statistical methods
• Excellent communication skills 

      Preferred:

• Expert with AWS Sagemaker, CloudWatch, RDS, and other tools/technologies
• Expert building end to end self sufficient models in cloud platform
• Expert with model monitoring techniques and scoring
• Proficient with various statistical methods including A/B testing
• Familiar building APIs for modelling endpoints
• AWS Machine Learning Specialty certification a plus 

Education

      Required:

• Bachelors in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, computer science, computer engineering or other related disciplines

      Preferred:

• Masters or PhD in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, computer science, computer engineering or other related disciplines 

Experience

• An experienced professional will have at least 3 years of professional experience in a data related role with a Masters Degree or 5 years of experience in a data related role with a Bachelors degree

Location: Anywhere in Canada

ProCogia is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workspace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.