Team Lead / Project Manager (Data Science)
Position Overview
DataObrii, a dynamic Data Science company based in the UK, is seeking an experienced Project Manager/Team Lead (Data Science) to join our team full-time remotely. We are looking for candidates with strong technical expertise in data science (!) who are adept at project-centric approaches and fostering growth opportunities for both projects and technical aspects. In this position you will be pivotal in overseeing and managing Data Science projects, ensuring their successful delivery within scope, timeline, and budget.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prioritize and plan task execution, ensuring alignment with project objectives and timelines.
- Help to solve technical issues and unblock project members, helping to solve and guide the team through various complex day-to-day challenges in data science
- Coordinate project team members, distribute workload effectively, and assign tasks based on expertise and capacity.
- Verify completed tasks to ensure compliance with project requirements and quality standards.
- Utilize management tools to track project progress against established timelines, making adjustments as needed to maintain schedule adherence.
- Identify and address issues or obstacles during project execution.
- Monitor work performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement optimizations using Monday dashboards.
- Communicate project progress, updates, and risks to senior management through regular and concise reporting.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation to facilitate transparency and knowledge sharing among team members.
Foster a healthy work environment, promoting teamwork and collaboration among team members.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- At least 2 years of proven full-time experience working as a Data Scientist/Team Lead in Data Science.
- Proficiency in conducting and managing Data Science projects.
- Strong technical expertise:
- Proficiency in building custom neural networks using PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Experience with tree-based models.
- Strong expertise with various neural network architectures (recurrent, convolutional, feedforward, etc.).
- In-depth knowledge of Python programming and relevant libraries (e.g., Scikit-learn, Pandas, PyTorch, Shap).
- Solid understanding of statistics and data analysis.
- Experience with time series data, including loading, cleaning, and feature engineering using libraries like pandas, numpy, and Darts.
- Proficiency with neural network layers (e.g. LSTM, GRU, Conv1D, Dense, Dropout, BatchNormalization, residual layers) and activation functions (ReLU, Sigmoid, Tanh, Softmax, etc.).
- Skilled in using and tuning loss functions such as MSE, MAPE and custom loss functions relevant to time series forecasting.
- Experience with hyperparameter optimization using libraries like Optuna or Hyperopt.
- Strong skills in understanding and evaluating model performance using metrics like MSE, RMSE, MAE, MAPE, and R-squared.
- Familiarity with backtesting functionalities for validating model performance.
- Experience in model deployment, including serialisation and productionising models for real-time data streams.
- Proficiency in using Git for version control and collaboration.
4. Practical experience with different team management methods and frameworks.
5. Solid knowledge of the software development life cycle processes and procedures.
6. Knowledge of project documentation principles.
General:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate risks and difficulties in advance.
- High level of self-organization and time management.
- Attentiveness and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and reporting skills, with the ability to convey complex information concisely and effectively.
- Ability to build long-term relationships with team members.
- Good command of spoken and written English.
What We Offer:
- At DataObrii, we offer competitive wages that reflect your expertise and commitment, ensuring that your efforts are valued and appreciated.
- We provide the flexibility to work from anywhere. Work from the comfort of your home while staying connected with a collaborative and supportive team.
- You will lead and manage projects that challenge your skills and expand your knowledge.
About DataObrii
DataObrii is a young company, which is dealing with the development of computational systems for machine learning and big data analysis.
Our focus is on real-world problems and real-world solutions. The keys to our success are our focus on continuous improvement of our employees and our company, our dedication to keeping up with current and emerging technologies, and our commitment to delivering complete solutions.
Company website:
dataobrii.com