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Entry Level Data Scientist

Skills
Business RequirementsData AnalyticsData QualityData ScienceDatasetsExploratory Data AnalysisModel Selection
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Civil/Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or related field with focus on water resources, water treatment, and/or wastewater treatment
  • Bachelor’s, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field with focus on machine learning, artificial intelligence, or data science coursework and/or research
  • 2+ years experience in developing and deploying machine learning models and data-driven solutions
  • Advanced knowledge of statistics, data preprocessing, exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and model selection
  • Strong programming skills in Python and R and proficiency in relevant libraries and frameworks like TensorFlow, MLFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, DARTS, RLLib
  • Knowledge of software engineering principles, version control, and writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code with CI/CD experience
  • Experience with large datasets, databases, and data integration from various sources
  • Experience optimizing and tuning ML algorithms with standard search methods and advanced automatic ML tuning methods
  • Experience detecting and mitigating bias and unfairness in ML algorithms
  • Experience with Gen AI infrastructure, LLM, and applying generative models to solve problems
  • Familiarity with geospatial data processing and analysis tools
  • Knowledge of water/wastewater treatment processes, asset management principles, and environmental engineering concepts
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and translating business requirements into technical solutions
  • Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and present findings to different stakeholders
  • Strong sense of innovation and staying updated with advancements in machine learning and environmental engineering

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with geospatial data processing and analysis tools
  • Knowledge of water/wastewater treatment processes, asset management principles, and environmental engineering concepts

Day to day

  • Join a team of data scientists and data engineers working on modern data-driven solutions for the water and wastewater industry
  • Develop and deploy machine learning models for extracting insights from various data sources
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance data quality and integrity and develop algorithms for predictive maintenance and process optimization