Robots & Pencils

Staff Data Scientist

Robots & Pencils
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • Colombia, ArgentinaLeadWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Expertise in designing and deploying predictive and prescriptive models using machine learning and deep learning techniques, with a strong focus on operational efficiency and customer behavior analysis. Proven ability to collaborate across teams and communicate complex findings to diverse audiences.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Machine LearningDeep LearningStatistical ModelingPython ProgrammingData Analysis

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSCloudJavaPythonPyTorchScikit-LearnTensorflowC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design, build, and evaluate predictive and prescriptive models across customer behavior, operational efficiency, and personalization
  • Apply machine learning, deep learning, and statistical techniques to real-world business challenges
  • Drive end-to-end ML and GenAI projects from proof of concept through production
  • Build, optimize, and deploy models into production with scientists and software engineers
  • Establish scalable, automated processes for large-scale data analysis, model development, validation, and serving
  • Run A/B and multivariate experiments and apply causal inference to validate hypotheses and measure impact
  • Analyze complex datasets and translate findings into strategic recommendations
  • Explain scientific methodology and results to technical and non-technical audiences using data visualization
  • Partner with product managers and business stakeholders to identify opportunities and frame data science solutions
  • Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and software developers on scalable data-powered applications
  • Serve as technical practitioner in AI/ML and lead efforts across teams
  • Research innovative scientific approaches and bring them into client work
  • Mentor junior data scientists
  • Build reusable assets, tools, and processes to increase team velocity and impact

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5+ years of professional experience in data science, statistics, and applied machine learning, including 3+ years building models for business applications
  • PhD, or a Master’s degree with 4+ years of experience, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
  • Deep proficiency in Python or R, with strong skills in libraries like scikit-learn and TensorFlow/PyTorch, and fluency in models, algorithms, and ontologies
  • Experience programming in Java, C++, or a related language
  • Proven track record in statistical modeling, time series forecasting, NLP, or optimization
  • Experience in algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, or high-performance computing
  • Experience designing and analyzing controlled experiments, such as A/B testing and uplift modeling
  • Demonstrated success deploying models into production using APIs, pipelines, or ML frameworks
  • Hands-on experience with Databricks, AWS SageMaker, and Snowflake
  • Experience building and deploying Data Mesh architectures
  • AWS cloud certifications or ML specialty credentials are helpful extras
  • Palantir experience is a helpful extra

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Hard Skills
Predictive ModelingPrescriptive ModelingStatistical TechniquesA/B TestingNLPTime Series ForecastingAlgorithmsData StructuresNumerical OptimizationData Mining
Soft Skills
CollaborationMentoringCommunication
Tools & Technologies
PythonRScikit-learnTensorFlowPyTorchDatabricksAWS SageMakerSnowflakeAPIsML Frameworks
Certifications & Qualifications
AWS Cloud CertificationsML Specialty Credentials
Industry Keywords
Data ScienceData MeshOperational EfficiencyCustomer BehaviorCausal Inference