What are we looking for?
We are looking for passionate, innovative, and driven people who want to be part of our growing company. We are actively expanding our in-house data science capabilities and are looking for a Data Scientist to develop data science-based engines to handle the end-to-end process of how we manage tickets. The perfect candidate will have a strong focus on statistics and/or machine learning, and proven experience translating real-world problem statements into mathematical/statistical models. If you want to be a dedicated member of a highly collaborative team and develop industry-leading data science capabilities, then look no further!

Title
Data Scientist

Reports To
Senior Data Scientist

Responsibilities
-          Work with data scientists, account managers, and software developers to translate business needs of internal and external partners into data science tools

-          Access/acquire data from internal and external sources as needed – primarily from relational databases (SQL), but potentially other sources as well

-          Build, test, tune, and optimize statistical and/or machine learning models

-          Collaborate with software development to take models to production and/or scale them as needed

-          Develop necessary products (tools/visualizations/reports/dashboards) to make modeling efforts actionable

-          Communicate with internal and external stakeholders on how to use data science products to drive value

Qualifications
-          BA, BS, or MS in an analytical discipline (e.g., Math, Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Economics)

-          0-3 years of work experience

-          Excellent understanding of underlying statistical and machine learning principles and their impact on the quality and robustness of predictive models

-          Experience with statistical forecasting

-          Experience programming with R and/or Python

-          Hands-on experience writing SQL queries to extract data from relational databases

-          Great problem solving and critical thinking skills

-          Flexible and willing to accept changes in priorities as necessary

Preferred Qualifications
-          Experience in driving quantifiable improvements using statistics, mathematical modeling and/or machine learning in a professional setting

-          Experience with Revenue Management (RM) models, specifically forecasting and optimization in capacity-constrained environments

-          Experience with version control systems (e.g., git)

What are the perks of working at Eventellect?
-          Fast-growing company that’s respected in Houston (Houston Business Journal’s Best Places to Work multiple years) and nationally (INC 5000 list of fastest-growing companies 10 years in a row)

-          Competitive salary plus bonus potential 

-          Comprehensive benefits package, including 90% employee medical coverage, as well as dental and vision coverage, basic term life insurance and short-term disability coverage 

-          401K program including company match

-          Unlimited paid vacation policy 

-          $1,000 annual ticket budget to spend on sports and other live events around the country

-          Offsite company events

This position will work primarily in the Houston office.