JOB SUMMARY: The Data Scientist role plays an integral part in the Kansas City Chiefs organization. As a member of the Finance, Strategy and Analytics team you will support operations by developing real time key insights and data visualization as well as utilizing advanced analytics and predictive modeling to turn data into actionable decisions. 

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES (REQUIRED):

• Develop and maintain a standard suite of reports that enable company executives and department leaders to effectively read the business
• Develop applications that influence real-time, data-driven decision making
• Develop innovative analytical solutions to predict customer behaviors and recommend actions to drive desired outcomes as well as research key trends affecting our industries.
• Assist in ongoing quantitative analysis including dynamic pricing, retention, lead scoring, customer segmentation, financial modeling and sentiment analysis.
• Build informative dashboards for key partners via the department’s business data visualization solutions
• Work closely with data warehouse vendor to ensure data timeliness and accuracy.
• Evaluate new technologies and proactively suggest new types of data that provide relevant insights to the product/business/marketing team.
• Respond to ad-hoc requests from a variety of decision-makers.
• Identify opportunities to initiate new projects and research

• Knowledge with a statistical computing language such as R or Python
• Experience building and troubleshooting complex statistical data models (ex- Regression, Neural Networks…) 
• Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with database administration and schema design
• Experience working with 3rd party APIs 
• Ability to join and produce data from a variety of sources
• Ability to discover actionable insights from a dataset
• Problem solving capabilities for a wide variety of challenges
• Willingness to work collaboratively with others across the organization
• Able to work long/flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Familiarity with Microsoft products (Excel, PowerPoint, Dynamics CRM)

• 1-3 years of experience working in an applicable role
• Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau and/or Power BI preferred)
• Experience with application development tools (Plotly/Dash Enterprise or Open Source preferred)