**Lead Data Science Consultant - Customer Excellence Data and Analytics at blithequark**

Are you a seasoned data science professional with a passion for driving business growth through data-driven insights? Do you have a knack for developing innovative statistical models and communicating complex ideas to non-technical stakeholders? If so, we invite you to join blithequark as a Lead Data Science Consultant within our Customer Excellence Data and Analytics (CEDA) organization. At blithequark, we're committed to fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and employee growth. As a top-ranked employer, we've been recognized for our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as our comprehensive benefits package and Total Rewards program. Our employees are the driving force behind our success, and we're seeking talented professionals like you to join our team. **About this role:** As a Lead Data Science Consultant, you'll play a critical role in driving business growth and improving customer experiences through data-driven insights. You'll be responsible for owning the full analytics development cycle, from data mining and analysis to building predictive models using NLP and Machine Learning techniques. Your expertise will help identify performance issues and opportunities, deliver meaningful insights, and build documentation of validation methods and results. **Key Responsibilities:** * Lead complex initiatives by utilizing data-driven, advanced analytical, statistical techniques, algorithms, or models to make actionable insights, trends, recommendations, including those that are cross-functional with broad impact. * Build support for and deliver recommendations in complex and multi-faceted situations requiring an expertise in analytical thinking and strong technical skillset to resolve business issues. * Strategically collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level to senior managers to drive recommendations and strategies based on data-driven, analytical insights, trends, and patterns that will resolve issues and achieve goals; may lead projects, teams or serve as a peer mentor. * Execute complex analytical experiments and create innovative statistical models to discover solutions for abstract business problems across various domains. * Interpret and analyze data, using advanced analytics modeling methods and programming, to recommend ways to solve problems and influence business decisions and strategies. * Provide consultation to peers on data science best practices, methods, and tools to leverage. * Communicate actionable insights and recommendations using data in a digestible format to a non-technical audience of varying levels. **Essential Qualifications:** * 5+ years of data science experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education * Master's degree or higher in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, economics, or computer science **Desired Qualifications:** * Fluency in SAS, Python, SQL (Teradata) * Deep experience with Machine Learning (ML), Natural Language Processing (NLP) * Large Language Model (LLM) experience preferred * Extensive model development and model validation experience including end-to-end model build efforts from discovery to deployment * Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate complex material to a diverse audience * Adept at designing/performing model testing, including explainability, robustness, fairness testing, etc. * Proficient in creating accompanying documentation in model development process **Job Expectations:** * Ability to travel up to 10% of the time * This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship * Ability to work on site per blithequark's standard operating model in one of the listed locations **Posting Locations:** * CHANDLER, AZ * MINNEAPOLIS, MN * WEST DES MOINES, IA * CHARLOTTE, NC **Why join blithequark?** At blithequark, we're committed to creating a workplace that's inclusive, diverse, and supportive of employee growth. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, competitive salaries, and a Total Rewards program that focuses on wellness, work-life balance, and financial health. Our employees are the driving force behind our success, and we're seeking talented professionals like you to join our team. **How to apply:** If you're a motivated and experienced data science professional looking for a new challenge, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your qualifications and experience. We look forward to hearing from you! **Equal Employment Opportunity:** blithequark is an equal employment opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law. **Accommodation for applicants with disabilities:** If you require an accommodation during the application or interview process, please visit our Disability Inclusion page to learn more. **Drug and Alcohol Policy:** blithequark maintains a drug-free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more. **About blithequark:** blithequark is a leading financial services company that provides a diversified set of banking, investment, and mortgage products and services. We're committed to building a sustainable, inclusive future for all by supporting housing affordability, small business growth, financial health, and a low-carbon economy. Learn more about our company and our commitment to social impact at blithequark Stories. Apply for this job