Data Scientist

Title: Data Scientist

Duration: Long Term Project

Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ (Onsite)

Rate: $60/hr. on W2

Role Summary

Analyze data to identify trends, detect variances, explain root causes, and support defect remediation using statistical and regression analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and validate regression models to explain data drift and variances.


• Analyze mismatches between expected and actual results.


• Identify root causes of defects and data quality issues.


• Perform statistical testing and trend analysis.


• Create dashboards, heat maps, and visualizations to monitor drift.


• Develop predictive models to detect issues early.


• Partner with business, QA, and development teams to prioritize fixes.


• Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of regression analysis and statistics.


• Experience with Python, SQL, Big Data, Hadoop, and data visualization tools. Machine learning experience is a plus.


• Ability to analyze large datasets and identify patterns.


• Experience with root cause analysis and anomaly detection.


• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Experience

• Financial services or payments experience.


• Data reconciliation and validation.


• Drift monitoring and predictive analytics.


• Power BI, Tableau, Spark, Snowflake, or Databric

Success Measures

• Faster defect diagnosis.


• Earlier detection of drift.


• Improved validation accuracy.


• Reduced manual analysis effort.


• Faster remediation and resolution of issues.