Principal Data Scientist

WHO WE ARE

We’re an award-winning customer strategy and science consultancy doing exciting work with big brands like Southwest Airlines, Sprouts Farmers Market, and Ulta Beauty, to name a few. Our clients look to us to provide data-driven insight and strategy, enabling them to improve engagement and experience for their customers and employees. We also take our culture very seriously and in have been named a 2025 Inc. Best Workplace for the fourth consecutive year. We’re looking for a teammate, not just a coworker. If you’re a lifelong learner, enjoy a flexible travel schedule, and are down for whitewater rafting in Santa Fe, keep reading.

WHO YOU ARE

In your past roles, you’ve gained experience in:

• Technical Excellence: a strong foundation in statistics and data transformation—along with hands-on experience in advanced machine learning and modern data engineering tooling. You leverage cloud platforms and bring data science products to production (deploying models, building data pipelines and analytical datasets).
• Consulting and Client Skills: business consulting and client interaction, including project scoping and management, translation of business requirements into analytical solutions that built trusted relationships through clear communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Business Impact: leveraged customer data and analytics to support marketing, strategy, customer relationship management, and development of data products that deliver business value.

Beyond your title, you are:

• Interested in understanding the nuances of customer behavior
• Passionate about data and analytics
• Like to get nerdy about modern data stacks and analytical tools
• Fascinated about the possibilities of GenAI in your day-to-day work
• Value workable solutions over cool new techniques
• A strategic and creative problem solver
• Someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can adapt to changing requirements
• Comfortable in the unknown and building alignment towards the known

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Lead analytical projects in partnership with senior leadership from exploration to implementation
• Translate ambiguous business questions into data science approaches
• Build and deploy models and data pipelines using cloud-based tooling
• Communicate results and their meaning clearly to business and technical audiences
• Contribute to internal and client product development
• Continually improve and challenge the status quo of Elicit’s data science approach
• Work from home with travel to clients and internal company gatherings

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 6+ years of experience in data science or advanced analytics
• Expertise in statistical modeling and machine learning methods
• Proficiency in python, SQL, and cloud environments
• Demonstrated experience bringing data science solutions into production
• Strong communication skills with experience presenting to business stakeholders
• Proven client-facing consulting experience
• Ability to work independently while contributing to collaborative team environments
• Proficient with PowerPoint to build slides that tell an analytics story to business users
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with teammates and stakeholders