Data Scientist

Are you passionate about technology, dedicated to introducing innovation, and identifying valuable insights? If so, you’ll fit right in with Spectrum’s Business Intelligence team!

Our goal is not only to exceed the expectations of our users, but our employees too! In today’s data-driven world, having access to accurate and timely information is crucial to stay competitive and relevant.

Spectrum’s Business Intelligence team plays a vital role in not only working towards the company’s goals but improving our decision making through insights and analysis of data. It’s a high-energy job that allows you to focus on all aspects of Spectrum: business and people! You’d be joining a competent team with quality expectations that values partnership, long-term career growth, and great work-life balance.

As a Data Scientist, you are responsible for developing data-driven solutions to Charter’s business problems. You utilize analytical, statistical, and programming skills to clean, aggregate, and analyze large data sets and interpret results. This position requires your strong command of statistical techniques and machine learning algorithms, as well as your demonstrated practical ability to determine where to invest time, synthesize actionable findings across diverse assignments, and present findings to audiences with diverse agendas and varying levels of technical expertise.

WHAT OUR DATA SCIENTISTS ENJOY MOST

• Actively and consistently supporting all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Participating in the execution of the complete analytics life-cycle for problem-solving, including requirements gathering, problem formulation, data grooming, data exploration, model prototyping, model validation, and algorithm productionalization.
• Leveraging knowledge in analytical and statistical algorithms to help stakeholders explore methods to improve their business.
• Partnering on the design and implementation of statistical data quality procedures for existing and new data sources.
• Communicating complex data science solutions, concepts, and analyses in a clear and effective manner to team members and business leaders.
• Establishing links across existing data sources and finding new, interesting data correlations.
• Presenting data insights and recommendations to key stakeholders.
• Achieving defined project goals within deadlines; proactively communicating status and escalating issues as needed.
• Ensuring testing and validation are components of all analytics solutions.
• Performing other duties as requested by the supervisor.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO SPECTRUM

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, operations research, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Data Analytics - 3 years
• Programming experience – 2 years
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English
• Effective communication, verbal and written, relationship management, and customer service skills with a focus on working effectively in a team environment
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Experience with analytical and statistical software
• Experience using a data science toolkit such as Python or R
• Comprehensive level SQL skills
• Demonstrated effective analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and data accuracy
• Ability to perform in-depth and independent research and analysis
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive information
• In-depth knowledge of core computer science principles including algorithms, data structures, and design methodologies
• Prior exposure to cloud-based infrastructures
• Experience with big data tools such as Spark and Hive

Working conditions

• Office environment
• Travel as required (10%)