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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Scientist in Data Science - **Company:** GitHub - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $329,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Files, Data Integrity, Data Transformation, Query Languages, Github, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Power BI, Kusto Query Language, SQL Databases, Unstructured Data, Jupyter Notebook, Azure Data Factory, Apache Spark, Model Validation, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Operations, Programming Languages - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/94c01da9-5619-4e1a-9e38-9f2e36127391 ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years experience in data science (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques) or related field + OR Master's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in data science (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques) or related field + OR Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in data science (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques) or related field + OR equivalent experience, * Technical understanding of data science techniques for regression, classification, time-series analysis, experimental design, causal inference * Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or R, experience with query languages such as SQL and KQL, and with data manipulation tools like Spark and Airflow * Able to clearly communicate findings to non-technical stakeholders through storytelling and visualization with tools like Jupyter notebooks or Azure Data Explorer/ PowerBI dashboards ## Description * Lead data acquisition efforts and ensure data is properly formatted and accurately described, while adhering to GitHub's privacy policies * Mentor others in data cleaning and data analysis best practices. Identify gaps in current data sets and drive onboarding of new data sets from production systems or third-party vendors. * Resolve data integrity problems in collaboration with relevant teams to promote upstream change and long-term quality * Leverage broad and deep knowledge of data modeling techniques, AI/ML tools, programming languages and query languages to create models, conduct experiments, analyze results, evaluating the methodology and performance of team members' models and recommending improvements. * Drive best practices relative to model validation, implementation, and application, and partners with teams across the organization to identify and explore new opportunities for driving transformative solutions for our stakeholders and customers. * Develop and articulate data-driven strategies in consideration of business priorities and lead conversations with end customers and/or internal stakeholders to understand, define, and solve business problems. * Communicate complex statistics, and machine learning topics to diverse audiences (e.g., multidisciplinary teams, customers, technical and non-technical audiences) * Independently writes efficient, readable, extensible code that spans multiple features/solutions. Contributes to the code/model review process by providing feedback and suggestions for implementation and improvement. * Drive operational excellence for model deployment (i.e. performance, scalability, monitoring, maintenance, integration into engineering production system, stability) * Produce project plans to define necessary steps required for completion, leading to a measurable improvement in business performance metrics over time. ## About GitHub GitHub is **_where people build software_**. 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