Data Scientist

U.S. CITIZENSHIP OR GREEN CARD REQUIRED

Open to consider NEW GRADUATE or Graduating Senior

Strong preference for candidates in Illinois or with ties to Illinois

Must be able to start within 2-3 weeks from offer

EDUCATION

MUST HAVE EITHER:

A. Possess Bachelor Degree in Quantitative Discipline

- Ideally Statistics, Data Analytics, or Data Science

- But ANY quantitive discipline is OK (Math, Econ, Engineering, CS, CIS, Natural Science)

OR

B. Be in final semester of Bachelor Degree in Quantitive Discipline and able to obtain degree prior to start date.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Will take exceptional Graduates or Students with NO experience based on grades and excellent school projects

Having internship or coop experience is a plus

Will also consider experienced candidates with 1-5 years in the field

KEY SKILLS

Skilled at data munging using SQL, Python and pySpark

Skilled in data analysis techniques, regression, classification, clustering, forecasting, and optimization

Presentation skills using PowerBI, PowerPoint and Excel

STRONGLY PREFERRED

Experience working with Big Data technologies (Cloudera Hadoop, Snowflake, etc.)

A PLUS (nice to have)

Experience with Azure Synapse, Databricks and Palantir Foundry is a plus