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Staff Scientist, Data Sciences

AT Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Staff Scientist, Data Sciences

Carlsbad, CA

Work Schedule
First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

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The team focuses on commercial audience generation through audience segmentation, time-to-event analysis, recommendation engines, generative AI, and other forms of predictive modeling. You will work closely with experts throughout the company to develop tailored targeting strategies. Your work will be seen and used by fellow data scientists, collaborators within the business, sales representatives, and customers of Thermo Fisher. You will be expected to learn quickly and offer creative and effective solutions to novel challenges.

You will report to a senior member of the data science team and operate as a key asset within the Corporate Data Science Center of Excellence, a team comprised of data scientists, data engineers, business analysts, program/product managers, and others.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify and embed within business functions throughout the company with high data science potential.
  • Move quickly to build proof of concepts, scalable solutions, and anything else required to drive business value quickly.
  • Leverage modern tools and techniques to develop novel insights.
  • Promote standard methodologies in the field, encompassing data warehousing, performance monitoring, and a balanced approach.
  • Apply your knowledge of machine learning to create novel audience-creation and targeting strategies
  • Collaborate with non-technical staff to craft effective solutions throughout the company
  • Voracious pursuit of knowledge and an unwavering dedication to the scientific process

Keys to Success:

Education

  • Graduate degree in a quantitative field, such as statistics, economics, mathematics, etc.

Experience

  • Proven track record (5+ years) applying industry standard data science tools to solve previously unsolved problems
  • Unequivocal independence in your search for scientific knowledge

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Extensive knowledge and application of the scientific process in industry
  • Command of statistical topics, including distributions, hypothesis testing, and experiment design.
  • Sophisticated technical proficiency in Python, R, SQL, and others.
  • Proficiency with distributed computational frameworks, such as Spark
  • Foundational understanding in digital marketing, sales operations, and key performance indicators

Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $118,600.00-$177,850.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
  • Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

Client-provided location(s): Carlsbad, CA, USA
Job ID: ThermoFisher-R-01280465
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Fitness Subsidies
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Remote Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Financial Counseling
    • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program