Data Scientist || New Jersey (3 Days Onsite)

Position: Data Scientist Location: New Jersey (3 days onsite) You Have • PhD with 2+ years of experience, or master's degree with 4+ years of experience in Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related field • 3+ years of hands-on ML modeling/development experience • Background in insurance and underwriting preferred • Solid understanding of data analysis and statistical modeling • Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree, bagging/boosting, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks • Demonstrated track record in experimental design and execution • Hands-on experience with data wrangling including fuzzy matching and regular expressions, distributed computing, and applying parallelism to ML solutions • Strong programming skills in Python • Solid background in algorithms and a range of ML models • Excellent communication skills and ability to work and collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and other disciplines at both the leadership and hands-on level • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with superb attention to detail • Proven experience in providing technical leadership and mentoring to data scientists • Strong project management skills with ability to monitor/track performance for enterprise success • Experience communicating complex ideas simply, presenting impact, trade-offs, and recommendations to non-technical partners • Working knowledge of core software engineering concepts (version control with Git/GitHub, testing, logging, etc.) • Working knowledge of NLP, LLMs, RAG architecture, and agent frameworks, including safe automation design and evaluation systems • Experience in insurance, financial services, or related industries is a plus.