Data Scientist (Tool Development)

Epistemix empowers leaders to make better decisions. Organizations use our data-science tools to manage risk, fight infectious disease, improve disaster response, adapt to climate change, compare strategies across scenarios, and better understand the people they seek to serve.

We are seeking a data scientist to build analytical tools to advance the use of our simulation platform for internal and external users. In coordination with our science and engineering teams, you will design, implement, and maintain tools to facilitate broader adoption of our agent based simulation platform. This includes building tools for expert data scientists and less technical users. The tools you will build will need to be implemented at scale for enterprise users in different computing environments. The ideal candidate is a well-rounded, curious, motivated individual with experience writing and building tools for scientific teams.

Responsibilities

  • Make building, running, and analyzing simulations easier.
  • Engage with both engineering and science teams to understand visualization and data analysis needs.
  • Lead the development of Python and R packages for manipulating FRED models, simulation data, and visualizing results.
  • Assess the needs of internal and external users, and lead the development of solutions.
  • Work closely with the engineering team on the development of our simulation platform’s front-end.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required in a quantitative field such as mathematics, computer science, physics, economics, engineering, or statistics.
  • Equivalent industry experience will be considered in lieu of education.
  • A Master’s or Ph.D. degree is preferred.
  • 3+ years of experience with data analysis programming.
  • Experience supporting scientific research, data analytics, or other complex data-driven problem spaces is preferred.
  • Experience of working with relational databases.
  • Ability to build a project, tool, or package from the ground up.
  • Proven track record of developing Python or R packages.
  • Familiarity with analyzing and visualizing spatial data using Python, R, or geospatial applications.
  • Excellent analytical skills and the ability to intuit priorities.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including being able to craft powerful user stories, and to convey complex topics simply.

Start Date: January 1, 2022.

Email jobs@epistemix.com with your resume to apply.