Remote Data Scientist - (2025 Winter Co-op)

Description:

• This is a 4-month contract position working remotely from January to April 2025 on a full-time basis.
• As a data scientist at Pelmorex, you will work on diverse projects across various business units.
• Projects include product demand forecasting based on weather, utilizing Deep Learning for weather prediction, and developing ad-tech solutions for improved audience targeting and advanced location insights.
• Daily responsibilities include applying machine learning at scale in revenue-generating projects, developing innovative algorithms for audience targeting and weather-based demand forecasting, and creating visualizations to make data accessible.
• You will utilize advancements in GenAI to produce client-facing summaries that monetize prediction algorithms.
• The role involves contributing to development best practices, experimenting with new ideas, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify creative data targeting solutions.

Requirements:

• You must have 2+ years of data science experience in the industry.
• A strong understanding of statistics, including probability theory, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and data modeling is required.
• You should have a solid understanding of machine learning concepts and their applications in classification, regression, clustering, and anomaly detection.
• Experience in developing machine learning solutions, including preprocessing, feature engineering, model selection, training, validation, and deployment is necessary.
• A good foundation in SQL for data manipulation, querying, and analyzing data to support machine learning initiatives is required.
• Strong programming skills in Python, including knowledge of relevant libraries such as pandas, numpy, stats models, scikit-learn, and tensorflow, are preferred.
• Experience with distributed computing environments, such as Apache Spark, is necessary.
• Skills in graphical data visualization tools like Google Looker or Matplotlib are required.
• Strong communication skills are essential, particularly the ability to explain complex ideas to non-technical audiences.
• Experience in developing Deep Learning solutions in industry or research is preferred, especially with large datasets requiring distributed data frameworks.

Benefits:

• The position offers a competitive salary and a casual work environment.
• You will have the flexibility of a remote work environment with the option to choose your own adventure.
• Pelmorex promises a focus on doing the right thing, with professional discussions regarding issues and timelines.
• You will see the results of your work pushed out to real users quickly.
• The team enjoys learning new technologies and is open to trying new things, minimizing the burden of unnecessary meetings.