Senior Data Scientist

POSITION SUMMARYThe Senior Data Scientist will play a crucial role in leading efforts to design, develop, and enhance analytical tools that address complex business challenges. This position will drive high-value modeling initiatives and experimentation, ensuring analytical rigor and innovation at every stage. A critical focus of this position is the ability to operationalize solutions, embedding advanced analytics into core processes and delivering scalable, production-ready capabilities that create measurable business impact. The individual in this role will:
• Lead and influence technical direction within projects, shaping methodologies and best practices.
• Mentor and develop junior team members, fostering growth while advancing your own expertise.
• Innovate and expand our suite of analytical solutions to strengthen organizational capabilities.
• Advance research in priority areas, ensuring robust analysis precedes modeling and experimentation.
This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact executing complex projects, elevating team performance, deliver actionable insights that influence business decisions, and embed advanced analytics into core processes.
This position can be primarily remote within a driving distance of Appleton, WI. On-site time in Appleton, WI will be required for training and on a monthly basis.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Development:

• Apply data science fundamentals: data collection, cleansing, modeling, and visualization.
• Develop solutions in Python and SQL to solve complex problems.
• Perform advanced data analysis and hypothesis testing to validate assumptions and guide modeling decisions.
• Apply modern software engineering principles for data science (CI/CD, Git, object-oriented programming, containerization).
• Perform advanced statistical modeling techniques, including classification and regression (ML/AI) 
• Optimization model methodologies 
• Forecasting model development and management 
• Architect scalable, reliable model services with monitoring and retraining strategies.
• Establish robust evaluation frameworks (bias and robustness checks, ablations, model cards).

Innovation

• Lead innovation and data research efforts for new concepts and technologies.
• Coordinate and facilitate technical brainstorming and ideation sessions.
• Build proof-of-concepts and prototypes to validate emerging approaches.
• Advance research initiatives in areas such as LLM/RAG evaluation & safety, AI agent frameworks, generative AI applications (text, vision, multimodal), advanced optimization, and causal ML.
• Develop reusable accelerators and standards to shorten time-to-value for future projects.
• Mentor junior team members in innovative solution development.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and proactively identify opportunities to integrate cutting-edge techniques into business processes.
• Champion responsible AI practices in all innovation efforts.

Execution

• Lead problem framing and EDA to ensure the right method for the problem.
• Own full lifecycle: model → experiment → pilot → monitoring → decision/adoption.
• Drive prioritization and trade-off decisions to balance accuracy, scalability, and time-to-value.
• Deliver executive‑ready decision briefs and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with platform and product teams to ensure seamless integration and operational reliability.

Collaboration:

• Embrace mentorship of junior team members and code reviews; guide method selection and documentation.
• Coordinate with Platform for business‑critical productionization and SLO alignment.
• Build strong relationships and establish credibility with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership, through effective interpersonal and communication skills.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Data Analytics, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science or a related field involving problem solving and critical thinking, or equivalent work experience. 

• 5+ years working in data science-specific roles, with demonstrated experience working in roles that require proficiency with data modeling, statistical modeling, model deployment, data management with evidence of strategic impact.

• Proven project experience working in ML and experimentation; strong software design instincts and observability practices.

• Expertise in Python and SQL, with the ability to develop production-quality code using modern software engineering practices (e.g., object-oriented design, version control with Git, CI/CD pipelines

• Proven ability to translate complex results into clear decisions and trade‑offs.

• Demonstrated high-level business acumen with a supply chain, transportation, and/or energy background being preferred. 

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executives. 

DIVISION:

Corporate

U.S. Venture requires that a team member have and maintain authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In general, U.S. Venture does not sponsor candidates for nonimmigrant visas or permanent residency unless based on business need. 

U.S. Venture will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed recruitment Master Service Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, U.S. Venture shall reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of U.S. Venture.

U.S. Venture, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or other protected characteristic. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call Human Resources at (920) 739-6101.