Associate Data Scientist Jobs in Rutherford, NJ (NOW HIRING)

Build a career where your analyses directly improve how software gets delivered at scale. In this role, you'll help teams understand what works, what doesn't, and where investments meaningfully increase engineering efficiency. You'll turn complex engineering and finance data into clear, actionable insights leaders can use. You'll also help shape modern measurement approaches for emerging tools and ways of working.

Job summary

As a Senior Associate, Data Scientist in People Analytics, you will help measure and improve developer productivity and technology efficiency across major engineering initiatives. You'll source, develop, and track metrics tied to software delivery performance, including continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) improvements and generative AI solutions embedded in the development workflow. You'll build analytical models and scalable data pipelines to quantify impact and explain drivers of change. You'll partner closely with cross-functional teams in Technology and Finance to translate complex data into decisions that improve outcomes for our teams and our customers.

You'll work with diverse data sources such as CI/CD pipeline telemetry, developer activity signals, and tool usage patterns to identify trends, quantify adoption, and highlight opportunities to streamline delivery. Your work will support enterprise-wide measurement frameworks and help establish consistent, trusted metrics that enable teams to benchmark progress over time.

Job responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to translate business objectives into measurable productivity and efficiency frameworks
• Analyze large, complex data sets (e.g., CI/CD pipeline data, developer activity logs, and AI tool usage) to identify trends, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities
• Build models that quantify the productivity impact of AI-assisted development, CI/CD enhancements, and other developer experience initiatives
• Design and run experiments to test hypotheses on tool adoption and workflow changes, validating outcomes for accuracy and reliability
• Create and maintain dashboards, reports, and web-based views of key efficiency metrics (e.g., cycle time, throughput, and operational performance indicators)
• Build and maintain analytics engineering pipelines to deliver reliable, scalable data for reporting and modeling
• Stay current on best practices in developer productivity measurement, AI-assisted development, and modern analytics engineering

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field
• Four years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related role
• Demonstrated ability to define new metrics and measurement frameworks in ambiguous problem spaces
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization (e.g., SQL, Python, Tableau or similar tools)
• Experience with data warehousing and analytics platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Amazon Redshift, or similar technologies)
• Strong foundation in machine learning, statistical modeling, and data mining
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to derive actionable insights from complex data sets
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, including the ability to explain findings to technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Master's degree in Mathematics, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field
• Experience working in Agile environments and using project tracking tools (e.g., Jira and Jira Align)
• Familiarity with analytics engineering and orchestration tools (e.g., dbt, Apache Airflow, or similar)
• Familiarity with software delivery metrics and the software development lifecycle
• Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar)
• Experience with interactive data visualization platforms (e.g., ThoughtSpot, Looker, or similar)
• Experience mentoring junior data scientists or contributing to a collaborative, knowledge-sharing culture

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs. 

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions.  We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. 

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

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