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OCLC · 1 day ago

Senior Data Scientist

Dublin, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

6+ years exp

OCLC is dedicated to connecting libraries and making knowledge accessible worldwide. The Senior Data Scientist will be responsible for promoting data innovation, designing and developing data pipelines, and providing mentorship to team members, while influencing long-range goals of the data team.

Web Development

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Help promote data innovation across OCLC with a willingness to experiment and to confront hard and complex problems

Expertise in designing and developing distributed data pipelines using modern data technologies, demonstrated with years of proven experience

Ship large features and foundational improvements with minimal guidance and support from other team members

Support other data team members with the shipping of new features by setting direction and providing guidance

Solve technical problems of the highest scope and complexity

Exert significant influence on long-range goals of the team

Recognized leader of the Enterprise Metadata Platform, a scalable resource to support Self-Service and Single-source-of-truth analytics

Implement the DataOps philosophy in everything you do

Define and extend our internal standards for style, maintenance, and best practices for a large-scale data platform

Interact with internal customers and stakeholders as a consultant and spokesperson for the work of your team

Provide mentorship for all on your team to help them grow in their technical responsibilities

Organize and Plan multi-quarter initiatives and develop the Enterprise Model Roadmap

Propose ideas to improve the scale, performance, and capabilities of the Data Platform

Regularly participate in the Data Community/Industry outside of OCLC through writing, speaking, and/or networking

Qualification

PythonData WarehouseData Pipeline DevelopmentDatabase DesignData AccessSecurityCloud EnvironmentTechnical CommunicationMentorshipProject Leadership

Required

Minimum of a bachelor's degree in a Computer Science-related discipline required and 6+ years of software development and data design experience

4+ years working with a large-scale (1B+ Rows) Data Warehouse, preferably in a cloud environment

Professional experience using Python, Java, or Scala for data processing (Python preferred)

Demonstrated experience leading 2 or more multi-department analytics projects from inception to operationalization

Demonstrated proficiency with data system design, including databases, schema, marts, aggregates, and views

Experience introducing a new tool or technique to a multi-person team, leading to measurable productivity improvement

Experience with data access and security techniques, both inside and outside of a data warehouse

Experience creating data pipelines in support of near real-time event stream processing

Mastery of Database design principles and the Kimball methodology

Requires deep technical and functional knowledge that contributes to the overall direction and impacts multiple teams, including working directly with external stakeholders

Excellent oral and written communication skills: regularly achieve consensus amongst technical and business teams

Demonstrated capacity to clearly and concisely communicate complex business activities, technical requirements, and recommendations

Presented multi-quarter development roadmaps to non-technical audiences

Benefits

Best-in-class health coverage

Retirement plans with generous company contributions

Free use of our on-site ﬁtness center, gym sports, group exercise classes, and game room

Onsite catering and cafeteria subsidized by OCLC

Health and wellness events

Paid parental leave and adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement and Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility

Company-subsidized pricing on local tickets and memberships

Company

OCLC

OCLC, a non-profit cooperative of libraries, uses cloud-based infrastructure to connect libraries to manage and share the world’s knowledge.

Founded in 1967

Dublin, Ohio, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.oclc.org

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