Data Scientist

About the Role

Mergen Partners is seeking a Data Scientist to join a cutting-edge AI and Data Science team. In this role, you’ll design predictive models and data-driven solutions that directly influence critical business areas such as pricing strategy, customer behavior analysis, and resource optimization. If you thrive on solving complex problems with AI and want to see your work drive tangible outcomes, this is your opportunity to make an impact.

What You’ll Do

• Lead Analytical Strategy: Drive innovation by proposing new statistical frameworks, testing methodologies, and infrastructure enhancements to unlock business value.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with stakeholders to define challenges, develop hypotheses, and transform raw data (including conversational data) into actionable insights and scalable models.
• Own End-to-End Analytics: Conduct descriptive/prescriptive analyses, design experiments (A/B, multi-armed bandit), and track business metrics to inform decision-making.
• Build ML Solutions: Develop models to optimize customer segmentation, retention, conversation quality, and revenue growth.
• Mentor & Guide: Serve as the team’s AI/ML authority, overseeing advanced statistical work and model development.
• Ensure Model Excellence: Validate, test, and refine models for performance, scalability, and real-world applicability.

What We’re Looking For

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
• Experience: 2-5 years in data science, machine learning, or product analytics with hands-on model development.

Technical Expertise:

• Proficiency in Python and SQL (BigQuery preferred).
• Mastery of machine learning techniques: regression, classification, clustering, time series analysis.
• Hands-on experience with frameworks like XGBoost, Naive Bayes, K-means, Neural Networks.
• Familiarity with ML libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras).
• Strong grasp of statistical analysis (descriptive and inferential).

Bonus Skills:

• Exposure to NLP, computer vision, or reinforcement learning.
• Experience in e-commerce, retail analytics, or product analytics.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for ML deployment.
• Familiarity with large language models (LLMs) and prompt engineering.

Why Apply?

• Solve High-Impact Problems: Your work will shape strategies that directly affect business growth and customer experiences.
• Innovate with AI: Work at the forefront of AI/ML applications in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
• Ownership & Growth: Lead projects from ideation to deployment while mentoring peers and refining best practices.

Note: Mergen Partners values diversity and is proud to support our client in building an inclusive team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration.