Data Scientist

Mastech Digital provides digital and mainstream technology staff as well as Digital Transformation Services for all American Corporations. We are currently seeking a Data Scientist for our client in the Retail domain. We value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for growth. This is a Contract position, and the client is looking for someone to start immediately.

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Location: Irving, TX

Salary: $65.00-$70.00/Hourly

Role: Data Scientist

Primary Skills: SQL

Role Description: The Data Scientist must have 2+ years of experience. For this role, you must be a mid-level Data Scientist to help drive personalized customer experiences through customer segmentation and online experimentation.

In this role, you will build and deploy machine learning models, design and analyze A/B tests, and translate business objectives into data-driven insights that directly influence marketing and product decisions.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining statistical rigor, applied machine learning, and business impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities:

- Research, prototype, and develop AI/ML solutions for customer segmentation and personalization.

- Design, execute, and analyze online controlled experiments (A/B tests, multivariate tests) to validate hypotheses and measure business impact.

- Build, deploy, monitor, and analyze machine learning models in production environments.

- Apply statistical experimentation techniques when launching and iterating on AI-driven products.

- Partner closely with data, product, marketing, and engineering teams to align solutions with business goals.

- Translate complex analytical findings into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.

- Stay current with emerging tools, frameworks, and best practices in data science and experimentation.

- Deliver high-quality work on time with a strong focus on research rigor, innovation, and engineering excellence.

- Demonstrate measurable impact through data science applied to marketing and personalization use cases.

Basic Qualifications:

- 2+ years of experience in statistical data science, feature engineering, and customer segmentation.

- 2+ years of hands-on experience with Python, SQL, and PySpark.

- 2+ years of experience training, evaluating, and deploying machine learning models.

- 2+ years of experience productionizing ML workloads in AWS or Azure.

- Familiarity with containerized deployments using Docker and/or Kubernetes.

- Bachelor?s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience working with the Databricks platform.

- Experience building ML models using large-scale structured and unstructured data.

- Exposure to company ecosystems, such as: Customer Data Platforms (CDPs); Data Management Platforms (DMPs); Email Service Providers (ESPs)

- Experience integrating data science solutions into marketing and personalization workflows.

Education: Bachelor?s Degree or higher in Computer Science/Engineering/Math, or relevant experience.

Experience: Minimum 2+ years of experience

Relocation: This position will not cover relocation expenses

Travel: No

Local Preferred: Yes

Note: Must be able to work on a W2 basis (No C2C)

Recruiter Name: Aman Agarwal

Recruiter Phone: 1

Benefits:

We have various coverages and additional benefits to choose from:

- Medical, Dental (Including Ortho) & Vision Insurance (Option to Enroll).

- Paid Leaves (Wherever applicable).

- Life & Disability Coverage (Upon eligibility).

- 401K Option, Education Assistance Program and more.

Mastech Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.