Lead Data Scientist

Description
This is a 3 month contract to hire. Huntington is targeting candidates to sit in Columbus, OH. These roles will set in the AI COE for Huntington. They are looking for Data Scientist, but any previous exposure to AI intake, prioritization, and implementation is a plus. NO SUB-VENDOR TALENT.
Overview:
Our Enterprise Data and Analytics team is growing. We're looking for a Lead Data Scientist to assist with building and developing our Data Science team and lead us into the next generation of banking. We are reimagining how data is used across the bank to better serve our customers, support our communities, and make our colleagues lives better. Our goal is to be the best performing Regional Bank in America, and we need data and analytics to meet that goal.

As we advance our data science and analytics capabilities, we want a Lead Data Scientist to develop experts in modeling complex business problems and discovering business insights using statistical, algorithmic, mining, and visualization techniques. We are looking for a leader who has a passion for developing others, driving change, and continuously improving and evolving the application of technologies to meet todays and tomorrow's challenges.

Responsibilities:
Prioritizes analytical projects based on business value and technological readiness
Performs large-scale experimentation and build data-driven models to answer business questions
Conducts research on cutting-edge techniques and tools in machine learning/deep learning/artificial intelligence
Evangelizes best practices to analytics and products teams
Acts as the go-to resource for machine learning across a range of business needs
Owns the entire model development process, from identifying the business requirements, data sourcing, model fitting, presenting results, and production scoring
Provides leadership, coaching, and mentoring to team members and develops the team to work with all areas of the organization
Works with stakeholders to ensure that business needs are clearly understood and that services meet those needs
Anticipates and analyzes trends in technology while assessing the emerging technology's impact(s)
Coaches' individuals through change and serves as a role model

Skills:
Up-to-date knowledge of machine learning and data analytics tools and techniques
Strong knowledge in predictive modeling methodology
Experienced at leveraging both structured and unstructured data sources
Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job
Demonstrated ability to communicate complex results to technical and non-technical audiences
Strategic, intellectually curious thinker with focus on outcomes
Professional image with the ability to form relationships across functions
Ability to train more junior analysts regarding day-to-day activities, as necessary
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams
Strong experience with Cloud Machine Learning technologies (e.g., AWS Sagemaker)
Strong experience with machine learning environments (e.g., TensorFlow, scikit-learn, caret)
Demonstrated Expertise with at least one Data Science environment (R/RStudio, Python, SAS) and at least one database architecture (SQL, NoSQL)
Financial Services background preferred

Experience:
Master's degree and 5+ years of experience related work experience using statistics and machine learning to solve complex business problems, experience conducting statistical analysis with advanced statistical software, scripting languages, and packages, experience with big data analysis tools and techniques, and experience building and deploying predictive models, web scraping, and scalable data pipelines
Expert understanding of statistical methods and skills such as Bayesian Networks Inference, linear and non-linear regression, hierarchical, mixed models/multi-level modeling

Education:
Master's degree or PhD in computer science, statistics, economics or related fields
Skills
Python, Data science, AI, Data
Top Skills Details
Python,Data science,AI
Experience Level
Expert Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Columbus, OH.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $75.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Columbus,OH.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Feb 26, 2026.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.