
Principal Data Scientist
American Tower
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Woburn • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Design and implement scalable ML systems
- Partner with the Data Engineering team on pipelines
- Collaborate with the Productization & Adoption team to deploy models into production
- Set technical standards
- Mentor team members
- Ensure solutions align with governance frameworks established by the Strategy & Governance team
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, with a concentration in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, or a related quantitative field preferred.
- Master’s degree or other advanced degree preferred.
- A minimum of 8 years of data science or machine learning experience with at least 5 years as a senior- or principal-level practitioner delivering models in production required.
- Expert proficiency in Python programming language and ML libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
- Strong foundation in statistics, causal inference, time series, and optimization with an ability to select appropriate methods for given problems.
- Deep expertise in computer vision or geospatial/geographic information system modeling.
- Experience with MLOps platforms and workflows (Databricks, MLflow, Azure ML, Amazon SageMaker, or Google Vertex AI), including experiment tracking and model registry.
- Experience deploying models to production systems (application programming interfaces, streaming, batch workflows) with appropriate monitoring and alerting.
- Familiarity with data platforms (Databricks or Snowflake) and enterprise systems (Salesforce CRM, Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning) preferred.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively.
- Ability to work with different functional groups and levels of employees to effectively and professionally achieve results.
- Strong organizational skills; ability to accomplish multiple tasks within the agreed-upon timeframes through effective prioritization of duties and functions in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- healthcare coverage
- 401(k) savings plan
- paid time off
- company holidays
- sick leave
- parental leave
- access to an Employee Assistance Program focused on mental and financial wellness
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Hard skills
machine learningdata sciencePythonscikit-learnTensorFlowPyTorchstatisticscausal inferencetime seriesoptimization
Soft skills
mentoringcommunicationcollaborationorganizational skillsprioritization