Data Science and Machine Learning Associate #1034955
Job Description:

• Employees in this job function are responsible for predicting and/ or extracting meaningful trends/ patterns/ recommendations from raw data, leveraging data science methodologies including Machine Learning (ML), predictive modeling, math, statistics, advanced analytics, etc.

 
Duties:

• Understand business requirements and analyze datasets to determine suitable approaches to meet analytic business needs and support data-driven decision-making.
• Design and implement data analysis and ML models, hypotheses, algorithms and experiments to support data driven decision-making.
• Apply various analytics techniques like data mining, predictive modeling, prescriptive modeling, math, statistics, advanced analytics, machine learning models and algorithms, etc.; to analyze data and uncover meaningful patterns, relationships, and trends.
• Design efficient data loading, data augmentation and data analysis techniques to enhance the accuracy and robustness of data science and machine learning models, including scalable models suitable for automation.
• Be able to quickly convert a real business question into a solvable modeling problem, sort out relevant information, and judge the solution against business realities.
• Apply business acumen to the problem and solution vs. a solely data-based approach.
• Familiarity with Company's vehicles, attention to detail, time management, willingness to learn, ability to handle multiple projects at a time, excellent communication and data presentation skills.

 
Skills Required:

• Data Modeling
• ALGORITHMS
• Python
• Big Query
• SQL
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Statistics

 
Experience Required:

• Associate Exp: Up to 2 years experience in relevant field

 
Education Required:

• Master's Degree

 
Education Preferred:

• Doctorate

 
Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and analyze future vehicle pricing and volume forecasts against business plans and scenarios, providing recommendations for effective decision-making.
• Create compelling visual representations of data, leveraging effective data storytelling and insights to persuade business partners to act on recommendations.
• Collaborate frequently with peers and business partners on diverse data analysis, studies, and projects.
• Continuously seek improved approaches and methodologies to evolve our advisory support as the business navigates an ever-changing industry landscape.
• Utilize advanced modeling and simulation techniques to generate modeling scenarios to support strategic business decisions, optimizing the performance of Company Business Units.
• Apply attribution modeling, statistics, optimization, operation research, machine learning, and other advanced techniques to solve real-world business problems.
• Develop analytical methodologies and specify data requirements by translating business phenomena into appropriate mathematical/regression equations
• Use 'outside the box' thinking and modeling to answer difficult questions in an environment with little information and resources

 
Additional Info:
 
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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