Job description
Lumina Analytics is a leading data science firm delivering meaningful, data-driven outcomes for top-tier clients. We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join our team in San Francisco and help shape product strategy through advanced analytics and machine learning.
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will own end-to-end data science projects, collaborate with product and engineering teams, and translate complex data into actionable business insights that drive growth and efficiency.
Responsibility
- Design, implement, and deploy machine learning models to solve real-world business problems
- Collaborate with product managers and engineers to define analytics requirements and success metrics
- Perform exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and model evaluation to drive robust solutions
- Operationalize models with versioning, monitoring, and A/B testing
- Communicate findings and recommendations to non-technical stakeholders using clear visuals and storytelling
- Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to a data-driven culture
- Stay current with ML research and industry best practices to continuously improve models and processes
- Ensure data governance, reproducibility, and ethical considerations in all analyses
Qualification
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or a related field or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of hands-on data science experience with a strong track record of deploying ML models
- Proficiency in Python (NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn) and SQL; experience with Spark a plus
- Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Strong data visualization and storytelling skills using tools like Looker, Tableau, or Power BI
- Experience deploying models to production and basic MLOps concepts; familiarity with AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to influence cross-functional teams
- Strong statistical knowledge and problem-solving mindset; experience with causal inference is a plus