Data Scientist

- Company - Tidal Wave Staffing LLC - Req # : 126 | Type: Full Time | Posted: 11/25/2014 | Edited: N/A | Fee: 20.00% Percentage Computed On Base Salary - 50/50 Split - Location: New York, NY - Salary: $130,000 to $180,000 - Target : $na - No Relocation Assistance - Yes Sponsor/Transer H-1B or H-2 - Yes Sponsor/Transfer work permits - Travel: 0% - Bonus: 0% - Honor Period - 3 months We are currently looking for customer facing Data Scientists to: • Design and deploy data mining algorithms and solutions to address business problems with specific focus on the advertising domain. • Perform in depth statistical analysis and assist with BI insights, reports and data visualization. Skills and Experience Required: • Proven track record of developing machine learning and data mining algorithms that solve real life big-data problems (internet advertising domain expertise preferred) • Experience with large scale distributed data processing • 3+ years experience in successfully shipping products/solutions • Ability to attack challenging business problems in areas including: user intent mining, targeting, and revenue optimization • Fluency in programming: C/C++/Java, scripting languages like Perl/Python, and SQL • Expertise in statistical analysis / data mining tools such as SAS/R/Weka etc. • Knowledge and experience developing solutions for distributed and parallel systems. • Strong communication and collaboration skills Education: • BS (with experience) or MS in computer science, applied statistics, mathematics, physics or equivalent (Ph.D. preferred) All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.