Responsibilities
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in Saint Louis, MO. We are looking for local candidates only. This is an in-office position, 40 hours with some flexibility, and can work from home as needed. In this role, you will report to the Director of Technology.
Summary: This Company invests in and partners with successful business owners and growth-oriented leadership teams to help scale and create significant and sustainable value in commodity trading, food and agriculture, commercial and industrial products, specialty distribution, and industrial service businesses. The Company invests primarily in commodity futures markets and also invests in other strategies to complement its commodity portfolio. We are seeking to hire a professional to develop and improve on these strategies and develop new tools. In this role, you will assist with day-to-day trading operations/program/script debugging.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with strong academic performance in STEM
- 5+ years of experience
- Experience with Python NumPy/Pandas/Polars, R, MATLAB, for data manipulation and statistical modeling
- Understanding of programming languages: C/C++, R, Python, Rust, or JavaScript/Typescript
- Must have strong understanding of profitability and statistics
- Strong research and programming skills with an interest in the financial market
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment, willingness to learn new concepts/subjects (Ex: commodity trading and fundamental analysis) and applying to arising issues
- Must have an interest in Finance - assisting in forecasting, preparing innovative models
- Self-starter with drive to start projects from prototype stage all the way to delivery and production
- Demonstrated report and presentation development
- Demonstrated ability for end-to-end development from idea inception to hypothesis testing, prototype generation, and productionizing programs
Additional Benefits
- Collaborative group
- Beautiful office space with paid parking
- $100 - 125K + $20K bonus
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract, and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives, or commissions.
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Salary: $115,000 - $130,000 per year
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