Company

Cox Enterprises

Job Family Group

Data Intelligence & Science

Job Profile

Lead Data Scientist

Management Level

Manager - Non People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

No

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $117,300.00 - $195,500.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

As a Lead Data Scientist, you will be an essential member of our dynamic and innovative Data Science team, contributing to the development and implementation of advanced analytical solutions. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Analytics & Enablement, you will play a crucial role in our analytics capabilities, spearheading the development and implementation of cutting-edge machine learning and artificial intelligence frameworks that empower our customers to unlock actionable insights from complex data. Your expertise will guide the strategic integration of advanced analytics into our solutions, ensuring that our deliverables are not only predictive and prescriptive but also pragmatic and tailored to real-world application. In this role, you will harness the transformative power of data science to drive innovation, and foster data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities:

  • Manages, coaches, and provides guidance for professional employees

  • Engages with supported business partners and leaders to understand business strategies, objectives and priorities

  • Perform data mining and analysis to uncover trends and correlations that support operational and strategic decisions for customers and stakeholders

  • Collaborate with customers and colleagues across analytics and engineering to extract meaning and interpretation from data sets within an assigned area of responsibility

  • Develop and leverage expertise across Cox data sources, applications and operational functions to connect business processes to data-driven insights

  • Identify and apply 3rd party/external data sources to analytical projects

  • Engage with key stakeholders to translate business requirements into data science products and solutions

  • Develop clear and easily understood data visualizations to facilitate communication and understanding for customers and stakeholders

  • Share analysis and project updates with senior team members and management

  • Manage end-to-end data science projects, including project planning, data collection, model development, and deployment

  • Bring innovative ideas and best practices to enhance the overall capabilities of the data science team

  • Create data science assets and automations using a combination of tools and languages including SQL, Python, R, Alteryx, Tableau, Microsoft Azure (Fabric, ML Studio, ADF, Synapse, PowerBI, etc…)

  • Stay updated with the latest technologies and methodologies in data science

This individual will have:

  • Passion for leveraging data and analysis to drive business decisions and create tangible value for stakeholders

  • Strong attention to detail and high degree of speed and accuracy

  • Ability to work independently, with little oversight while balancing multiple priorities

  • Ability to multi-task and re-prioritize work based on required deliverables

  • Strong analytical, operational and technical competency, with a proven ability to present data and complex analyses to audiences spanning line managers to senior management

  • Experience defining scope of work on personal projects/tasks and adapt to changing assignments, multiple priorities, and work effectively within project teams

  • Ability to clearly communicate complex ideas in a simple, yet effective, manner

  • Ability to collaborate and function effectively with various teams and to gain consensus

  • Aptitude with new technologies and strong flexibility and adaptability to changing work environments

  • Experience leading and mentoring team members and junior analysts

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree and 6 years’ experience. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year experience; or 18 years’ experience in Data Scientist/Technology roles

  • Experience with multiple software languages and analytics tools (e.g., Spark, R, Python, SQL, Tableau, PowerBI, Microsoft Azure ML/AI Studio or other combinations)

  • Experience building and deploying operational models and analytics products with on-prem, and cloud-based data platforms (e.g. Oracle, Snowflake, AWS, GCP, Azure, or other)

  • Experience with at least one major data visualization/analytics tool (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, QlikView, Alteryx), evidenced by hands-on usage, project work, etc.

Preferred:

  • Degree in related discipline strongly desired (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, or quantitative discipline)

  • Experience working in cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure

  • Experience with data and analysis for corporate functions including: Finance, Accounting, Law & Policy, Contact Center/Help Desk, Real Estate, Operations, Marketing, Product, operations research, or energy and/or sustainability metrics & reporting

  • Experience working in agile delivery methodology 

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave.

About Us

As our primary divisions Cox Automotive and Cox Communications drive new waves of innovation, Cox Enterprises is entering spaces like cleantech, healthcare, esports and more. We're a family business guided by a legacy of bold innovation that’s driven by those who want to make their mark. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.

Salary

$117,300 - $195,500

Yearly based

Location

Atlanta, GA - 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd Bldg A

Job Overview
Job Posted:
4 months ago
Job Expires:
Job Type
Full Time

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