Location: Columbus, OH (Hybrid – onsite several days per week with flexibility)
Position Overview
ComResource is seeking a Junior Data Scientist. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent college graduate or early-career Data Scientist looking to gain hands-on experience building predictive models, working with machine learning, and supporting AI initiatives in a collaborative environment.
You'll work alongside experienced Data Science leaders on projects that drive business decisions through predictive analytics and forecasting. If you're curious, eager to learn, and passionate about solving business problems with data, this role offers an outstanding opportunity to grow your career.
Key Responsibilities
- Build, test, and improve predictive machine learning models.
- Analyze large datasets to uncover trends and actionable insights.
- Support forecasting initiatives, including demand planning, cash flow, and treasury forecasting.
- Perform data preparation, feature engineering, and model optimization.
- Assist with deploying and monitoring machine learning models in production.
- Collaborate with Data Engineers and cross-functional teams to build scalable analytics solutions.
- Translate business challenges into data-driven recommendations.
- Stay current on emerging AI, machine learning, and analytics technologies.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, or another quantitative field.
- Recent graduate or 0-3 years of Data Science experience (internships, co-ops, research, or professional experience).
- Strong programming skills in Python.
- Experience writing SQL queries.
- Understanding of machine learning concepts such as regression, classification, and time series forecasting.
- Experience with common Python libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, and Scikit-learn.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Eagerness to learn and grow in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to Databricks.
- Experience with Git or other version control tools.
- Academic, internship, Kaggle, or personal machine learning projects.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Interest in AI, predictive analytics, and forecasting.
Note to Agency Recruiters: ComResource will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. All unsolicited resumes sent to any ComResource colleagues, directly or indirectly, will be considered ComResource property.