Position: Lead Data Science specialist
Company: Newxel
Category: Data Science
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper
Published: 2020-04-01T00:00:00+03:00

**Responsibilities:**
 - Leading a team of data engineers and data analysts: making sure we have the best talent working efficiently and aligned with the business objectives
 - Leading innovation and defining how the business creates additional value through the utilization of its data assets and analytics
 - Design optimal data architecture and build Tango’s data strategy and infrastructure that support the business needs
 - Identifying and monitoring the data needs of Tango, complying with the business wide vision and the departmental requirements
 - Drive education and evangelization of data sciences throughout the business
 - Scope, design and implement machine learning models and reporting capabilities to support Tango initiatives, monitor business KPIs and provide insights 
 - Collaborate with other departments and executive leadership, making big data capabilities known and available across the company
 - Drive experimental design, run tests, evaluate models and track their changes,
 - Creating big data applications through the utilization of structured and unstructured data
 
 
**Requirements:**
 - A degree in Statistics, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or any other related quantitative field. Relevant working experience is also acceptable.
 - Proven experience leading high performing data teams through successful initiatives with a positive impact on the business
 - At least five years of working experience in a data science position, preferably in a senior data scientist position. You will be highly proficient in scripting language and have rapid prototyping skills
 - Proven experience in deploying ML models and monitoring their performance. Experience in recommender systems is an advantage.
 - Vast experience with probability, statistics, machine learning, experimental design and optimization
 - Working experience with a variety of relevant tools and infrastructure. Knowledge of cloud tools (especially GCP) is an advantage
 - Experience with reporting, data integration, warehousing, and visualization tools is appreciated
 - You will be a team-builder, result-oriented, proactive and self-driven requiring minimal supervision, open and welcoming to change, creative and strategic thinker, have innovative problem-solving skills, highly organized, have an ability to handle multiple simultaneous tasks prioritize and meet tight deadlines, and demonstrate calmness in times of uncertainty and stress
 
**Nice to have:**
 - Experience with image recognitions services (AWS Rekognition, Azure Cognitive Services, GCP Vision APIs)
 - Linux system administration and shell scripting skills
 - Git, Gitlab, Jenkins, Terraform
 - Videostreaming experience


**We offer:**
 - Ability to build from scratch the whole Data Science department
 - Medical insurance;
 - Stock options grant;