Data Scientist

Job#: 3026623

Job Description:
Data Scientist

Location: Columbus, Ohio (Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract to Perm

Role Overview

We are seeking a motivated Machine Learning professional to support data-driven initiatives through model development, experimentation, and analysis. This role is ideal for someone early in their machine learning career who is eager to work hands-on with real-world data and production ML environments. You will use a consultative approach with business segments to uncover opportunities for consumer experience optimization and customer value delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain machine learning models to support business and analytical use cases.
• Work with structured and unstructured datasets to perform data preprocessing, feature engineering, and exploratory analysis.
• Collaborate with data, engineering, and analytics teams to translate requirements into ML solutions.
• Evaluate model performance and iterate on improvements using established metrics.
• Assist with deploying and maintaining models within existing machine learning environments.
• Document workflows, assumptions, and results for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

Education: A Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Decision Sciences, Statistics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a related STEM field is required. In lieu of a Master's degree, a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 3 years of work experience in analytics or data science is acceptable.

Experience: At least 1 year of hands-on experience is required in machine learning environments, such as model development, experimentation, ML pipelines, notebooks, or deployment frameworks through academic, internship, or professional work.

Technical Skills: Programming experience in either Python or R is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with common ML libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, caret, tidymodels).
• Experience with data visualization and analysis tools.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Sagemaker) or data platforms.
• Knowledge of predictive modeling methodology and statistical methods.
• Experience with both structured and unstructured data sources.
• Foundational knowledge of building and deploying predictive models, web scraping, and scalable data pipelines.
• A background in financial services is considered a plus.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.