Data Science Director jobs in Michigan

Data Science Director establishes, plans, and administers the overall policies and goals of the data science function. Provides strategic guidance and overall direction for analytical efforts. Being a Data Science Director determines the appropriate tools, techniques, staffing and methodologies to extract data that produces meaningful results. Uses extensive knowledge and research into big data tools to guide the integration of new and existing tools into the organization's data science tech stack. Additionally, Data Science Director typically requires a master's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering or equivalent. Typically reports to top management. The Data Science Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be a Data Science Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Director of Data Science and Economics
  • Public Sector Consultants
  • Lansing, MI FULL_TIME
  • Classification         Full-time employment; exempt from overtime
    Reports to              Vice President
    Summary                The director is responsible for leading the firm’s quantitative research and analysis services. In this
                                     hands-on leadership position, you will manage a team of data scientists and provide technical                                             expertise in designing and leading economic analyses; performing high-level quantitative analysis;                                     researching, analyzing, and writing reports and strategy documents related to local, state, and                                             national policy issues; establishing and implementing processes for data quality assurance across                                       the firm; and guiding staff in translating data to practical information for our clients.

     

    Essential Duties

    • Leads a team of data scientists in the provision of data services, overseeing team performance and ensuring the firm’s capabilities align with client needs
    • Serves as the firm’s data science expert, providing research expertise, analyses, and interpretation of complex market and economic issues for staff and clients
    • Collaborates with project managers and other team members to scope and budget projects, including assessing available and needed data and determining appropriate methodologies and tools
    • Develops and implements strategies to ensure data quality control and assurance, in collaboration with firm leaders and project managers
    • Leads economic impact and contribution analyses, including designing models and developing reports in collaboration with consulting staff
    • Mentors and guides data scientists and other team members in data methods resulting in high-quality, accurate project deliverables completed on time and on budget
    • Conducts, translates, and analyzes public policy research using mathematical and statistical methods to investigate, analyze, and interpret data across policy content areas
    • Maintains the firm’s data analytics and visualization software and subscription platforms, managing license usage, training staff, and staying informed on the latest tools to best serve our clients
    • Develops systems and tools for efficiency and efficacy related to data services provided by the firm

    Expectations of All PSCers

    • Collaborates and communicates well with staff and clients in a fast-paced environment with diverse people and projects, fostering a supportive, creative working environment for all PSC colleagues
    • Demonstrates initiative, critical thinking, and sound judgment to generate ideas, work approaches, presentation of information, and issue resolution
    • Manages workload effectively while engaged in multiple projects concurrently with high accuracy and attention to detail, seeking clarification when appropriate
    • Adheres to PSC’s quality assurance processes
    • Seeks areas of personal growth and identifies steps toward success, including mentorship, ongoing learning, and professional development opportunities
    • Is occasionally available beyond regular work hours as necessary to respond to staff and firm needs

    Core Competencies

    Technical Expertise
    Possesses technical expertise in input-output models for economic impact and contribution analyses, data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), statistical analysis (including descriptive analytics, inferential statistics, and hypothesis testing), data cleaning, and at least one programming or database language (e.g., Python, R, SQL)

    Business Acumen
    Understands the intersection of data analytics and public policy research; is knowledgeable in current and future policies, trends, and information affecting the firm’s delivery of data services; is adept at making decisions in a timely manner, sometimes with incomplete information

    Communication
    Is able to translate complex data into easily understandable concepts; communicates results to project managers and clients in an insightful and engaging manner; can synthesize complex information for a variety of audiences

    Project Management
    Can organize people and activities, understands how to develop work into efficient workflow, anticipates opportunities for synergy and integration in project execution, demonstrates broad knowledge and perspective, utilizes project resources in an efficient and effective manner to keep projects on task and budget
     

    Qualifications

    • A bachelor's degree in economics, finance, statistics, public policy or a related quantitative filed is required; a master's degree in economics, finance, statistics, public policy, or another relevant field is preferred
    • A minimum of eight years of relevant work experience and two years of experience leading a team is required
    • Advanced proficiency in economic impact and contribution analyses (using IMPLAN, REMI or similar modes with multipliers) and data visualization (using tools such as Tableau)
    • Advanced-level competency with Excel and significant experience with a statistical software such as SPSS, Stata, SAS or similar tools
    • Skills in survey development and analysis or labor market analysis required

    Compensation

    • Salary range:  $148,400 – 175,000
    • Eligibility for company profit share
    • Competitive medical, dental, life, disability, voluntary vision, and voluntary legal insurance plans
    • Company 401(k) contribution
    • Paid time off granted upon start date
    • Nine paid holidays and three paid personal days per year
    • Paid parking
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Director of Data Science
  • Hello Innovation
  • Detroit, MI FULL_TIME
  • As our Director of Data Science you will set the foundation that powers impactful data-driven insights; harnessing the power of data to shape our products with the potential to improve the lives of bi...
  • 10 Days Ago

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Data Driven Analysis Intern - Summer 2024 - Detroit, MI
  • Urban Science Applications, Inc.
  • Detroit, MI INTERN
  • Overview and SummaryWe are Automotive Business Scientists. We empower our clients to turn overwhelming industry data into discovery, action and measured success. We are unique market leaders because w...
  • 22 Days Ago

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Data Science/Python Instructor
  • Global Information Technology
  • Southfield, MI PART_TIME
  • Global Information Technology is a Professional IT training and consulting services corporation that has been in business since 1999. Global Information Technology committed to providing students with...
  • 21 Days Ago

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Data Science Engineering Intern
  • Whisker
  • Auburn, MI INTERN
  • DescriptionWhisker is the maker of Litter-Robot, Feeder-Robot, and Litterbox.com. At Whisker, we believe pet parenthood can always get better.As leading innovators in pet tech and refined pet accessor...
  • 23 Days Ago

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Manager, Data Science
  • Publicis Collective
  • Detroit, MI FULL_TIME
  • Company Description At Publicis Collective, it is both our model and culture to establish fully integrated cross-discipline teams that put our clients wholly at the center and enable us to provide bes...
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Director of Data Science
  • Burtch Works
  • Columbia, MD
  • We are working with a client in the education space that is looking for a Director level Data Scientist to oversee their...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Associate Director, Commercial Data Science
  • Genmab
  • Princeton, NJ
  • Job Description At Genmab, were committed to building extra[not]ordinary futures together, by developing antibody produc...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Data Science - Machine Learning
  • Burtch Works
  • Chicago, IL
  • We are working with a client in the education space that is looking for a Director level Data Scientist to oversee their...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Data Science (remote)
  • Appfire Technologies, LLC.
  • Burlington, MA
  • Appfire builds next-generation enterprise collaboration solutions to liberate teams from silos and make work flow. By ex...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Data Science
  • Aegistech
  • New York, NY
  • A Full-time, Director of Data Science - NLP, LLM and GenAI job is available with our client, a leader in risk management...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Data Science
  • Glocomms
  • Houston, TX
  • A private equity firm with an emphasis on utilizing data science and analytics is seeking a Director of Data Science to ...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Data Science and Drug Discovery
  • Life Science People
  • Job Description: Our client is dedicated to advancing global health through innovative treatments across various therape...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Data Sciences - Search (Applied ML, NLP, Information Retrieval)
  • Target
  • Brooklyn Park, MN
  • The pay range is $160,900.00 - $289,700.00 Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include l...
  • 2/8/2024 12:00:00 AM

Michigan consists of two peninsulas that lie between 82°30' to about 90°30' west longitude, and are separated by the Straits of Mackinac. The 45th parallel north runs through the state—marked by highway signs and the Polar-Equator Trail—along a line including Mission Point Light near Traverse City, the towns of Gaylord and Alpena in the Lower Peninsula and Menominee in the Upper Peninsula. With the exception of two small areas that are drained by the Mississippi River by way of the Wisconsin River in the Upper Peninsula and by way of the Kankakee-Illinois River in the Lower Peninsula, Michigan...
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Income Estimation for Data Science Director jobs
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Data Science Director in Medford, OR
New technologies are driving the pace of scientific discovery in an unprecedented manner, and in the process, generating reams of data.
January 24, 2020
Cal U’s statistics and data science degree is a comprehensive bachelor’s degree program that teaches you to think like a data scientist while you master the essential software skills and data analysis tools that are being used in top data science jobs across industries.
January 06, 2020
Data Science Director in Savannah, GA
Data science is an interdisciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms, and systems to extract value from data.
February 08, 2020
Data Science Director in Port Arthur, TX
Data science reveals trends and produces insights that businesses can use to make better decisions and create more innovative products and services.
February 16, 2020