Data Scientist (W2 Only)

Hybrid in Houston, TX, US • Posted 30+ days ago • Updated 8 days ago
Contract W2
Hybrid
$60 - $70/hr
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Skills

  • Data Scientist
  • Azure
  • Machine Learning
  • ML
  • Databricks
  • Oil and Gas

Summary

Role- Data Scientist ContracttoHire (Energy Industry)

Location: hybrid in Houston, TX

We re seeking a Data Scientist with strong ML expertise and experience working with complex industrial or oil & gas datasets. You ll build models in Azure + Databricks, work through openended analytical problems, and communicate insights effectively to nontechnical audiences. Ideal candidates demonstrate leadership potential and interest in converting to fulltime.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and deploy ML models especially time series forecastingand NLP using Azure ML, Databricks, Spark, and MLflow.
  • Work through openended, ambiguous analytical problemswhere data quality, structure, or requirements may be unclear or evolving.
  • Explore, profile, and transform raw, messy datasets into structured, actionable insights.
  • Structure unstructured and semistructured data, including document parsing, text extraction, and metadata organization.
  • Design experiments, iterate rapidly, and test hypotheses in situations with partial or changing business requirements.
  • Communicate complex findings to nontechnical stakeholdersand collaborate with engineers and domain experts.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of data science experience with strong ML skills in time seriesand/or NLP.
  • Handson experience with Databricks (Spark, MLflow)and the Azure data/ML ecosystem.
  • Experience with oil & gasdata or similar industrial datasets.
  • Strong Python skills and expertise in data wrangling, EDA, and handling unstructured data (e.g., PDFs, logs, sensor data, documents).
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to explain technical work to nontechnical audiences.
  • Leadership mindset and willingness to convert to fulltime.
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  • Dice Id: 10119106
  • Position Id: 8869576
  • Posted 30+ days ago
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