Sr Data Scientist

Position Title: Sr. Data Scientist

Salary Range: $80,000 - $92,000

Department: Information Technology

Reports to: Manager, Analytics and Research

Location: Remote

Schedule: M-F; 9-5 EST

Formerly the Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA-NYC), Vibrant Emotional Health’s groundbreaking solutions have delivered high quality services and support, when, where and how people need it for over 50 years. Through our state-of-the-art technology-enabled services, community wellness programs, and advocacy and education work, we are building a society in which emotional wellness can be a reality for everyone.

Position Summary

The Senior Data Scientist works with Data Scientists levels II and I to implement models that automate core analyses that drive Vibrant’s work and extend these models to provide additional context and insight. Vibrant emphasizes model explainability, ethical use of data sources, and quality control in its use of AI/ML methods. The Senior Data Scientist interfaces with the rest of the data team as well as Vibrant’s research team around the meaning and implications of derived insights. The Senior Data Scientist also interfaces with engineering and product teams to build model outputs into tools that improve our work. This position plays a key role in explaining opportunities that may be realized through the use of AI/ML approaches as well as their limitations. **

Duties/Responsibilities**

• Oversee the development and deployment of AI/ML models for addressing core business objectives.
• Supervise Data Scientists in developing and deploying new models.
• Coordinate model deployment with data engineering.
• Coordinate model output and use with data governance and reporting teams.
• Ensure that deployed models operate within an ethical framework for data use.
• Ensure that deployed models are explainable and their opportunities and limitations are well described.
• Promote data literacy and analytic thinking in interaction with business users around AI/ML.
• Support the development of education and training around general data literacy and understanding the models Vibrant uses to improve its work.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Expert knowledge of core data science concepts and tools.
• Expert knowledge of Python and other key data science languages.
• Substantial experience handling model deployment, support and quality control.
• Experience with AWS data science services including SageMaker.
• Advanced statistical knowledge.

Required Qualifications

• 1+ year of people, project, or program leadership (preferred)
• 2+ years data science specific experience in AI/ML work.
• Bachelors’ or Masters’ Degree in analytics focused discipline or equivalent experience and knowledge.

Excellent comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, supplemental income insurance, pre-tax transit/parking, pre-tax FSA for medical and dependent care, and 401K available. 4 weeks’ vacation, plum benefits, etc.

_Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who come from a less traditional background. Vibrant will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

_ Vibrant Emotional Health is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, caregiver status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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