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# Data Scientist III

- **Company:** BCforward
- **Location:** Menlo Park, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $126,880.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Big Data, Data Infrastructure, Data Integrity, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Distributed Data Store, Apache Hive, Python (Programming Language), MicroStrategy, MySQL, Oracle (Applications), SQL Databases, Tableau (Software), Data Processing, Business Intelligence Development Studio, Data Analytics, Vertica, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/c9259aae-682e-4d3a-b538-e5f9c1a4a87f

## About the Role

We are seeking a Data Scientist III to join our data analytics and engineering team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in SQL, large-scale data pipelines, ETL, BI tooling, and AI-centric environments and a proven ability to design automated analytics solutions, build and optimize data workflows, and enable data-driven decisions at scale., * Bachelor's degree (STEM preferred).

 * 5+ years of experience with SQL (e.g., Oracle, Vertica, Hive, MySQL).
 * Experience in AI-centric organizations or hands-on use of AI tools.
 * Proven ability to build, optimize, and maintain large-scale data pipelines and ETL processes.
 * Experience with distributed data extraction, ingestion, and processing from multiple sources.
 * Business Intelligence tooling experience (e.g., Tableau, MicroStrategy) and report automation.
 * Proficiency with Python and R for data processing and analysis.
 * Demonstrated leadership with the ability to work independently and guide best practices.
 * Strong communication skills and experience in cross-functional environments.

Preferred Skills:

 * Ability to self-manage projects and set stakeholder expectations.
 * Background in large-scale data environments typical of big tech., * Top must-haves: AI-centric experience, expert SQL, large-scale pipeline development, independent leadership.
 * Ideal profile: Data engineer with strong analyst skills; proven record operating on millions of rows.
 * Disqualifier: Only small-scale pipeline experience.
 * Interview process: Up to 3 rounds (screen, technical, stakeholder with growth marketer).
 * Education: Bachelor's degree required; STEAM/STEM preferred.

## Description

* Collaborate with growth marketers, program managers, and central analytics to gather data and metrics requirements.
 * Design, build, and maintain automated reporting, dashboards, and ongoing analysis using tools such as Tableau.
 * Build and optimize ETL processes to run marketing campaigns at scale and automate campaign reporting.
 * Write high-quality SQL to retrieve and analyze large datasets across multiple platforms.
 * Partner with analytics and cross-functional stakeholders to identify and resolve data integrity and accuracy issues across reporting, data infrastructure, and dashboards.


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