Head Of Applied Science And Data

TL;DR

Head of Applied Science and Data: Leading a team responsible for developing advanced machine learning, statistical, economic, and optimization approaches to improve performance and shape the direction of applied science with an accent on solving open and challenging business problems. Focus on driving clarity, leveraging data to understand product performance, and building intelligent data-driven products to provide the best user experience.

Location: Hybrid/On-site in Chicago, IL 60607, United States

Company

hirify.global is a market-leading enterprise technology company powering intelligent logistics.

What you will do

• Provide leadership and mentoring to a team of applied scientists.
• Lead a team that develops creative solutions to business problems using algorithms based on machine learning, statistics, and optimization.
• Drive clarity and solve ambiguous, challenging business problems using data-driven approaches.
• Propose and guide the framework of data analysis to drive business insight and facilitate decisions.
• Leverage data to understand product performance and to identify improvement opportunities.
• Design product experiments and interpret the results to draw detailed and impactful conclusions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Economics, Computer Science, or related field.
• 10 years of related experience.
• Minimal travel required for this role.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of experimental design and analysis.
• Experience with exploratory data analysis, statistical analysis and testing, and model development.
• Ability to use a language like Python or R to work efficiently at scale with large data sets.
• Proficiency in languages and tools like SQL, Hive, and Spark.
• 7 years of management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Eligible for benefits like a company sponsored health plan, dental and vision benefits, 401k match, financial and mental wellness benefits, parental leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance and more.
• Eligible for a performance or sales incentive bonus program, participation in hirify.global equity awards, and other types of compensation depending upon the role.