Ritchie Bros.
Ritchie Bros.
Ritchie Bros. is an auction company focused on heavy equipment and trucks used across construction, agriculture, oil and gas, and related industries. Its live and timed auctions connect buyers and sellers worldwide, with online participation across equipment categories such as cranes and forklifts. The company also provides financing options and works with shipping partners to support the movement of purchased assets internationally.

Lead Data Scientist

Lead a data science team building scalable machine learning and advanced analytics for the business. Manage and mentor scientists, oversee model development, and work with IT, product, executives, and other stakeholders.

Description

  • Apply data science, data engineering, and statistical best practices to select effective solutions.
  • Analyze customer and business data in depth.
  • Guide solutions from problem definition and ideation through data sourcing, experimentation, development, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Manage and mentor data scientists, providing technical guidance and supporting their growth in a positive, learning-focused team while maintaining expected quality and performance.
  • Lead and oversee the team.
  • Develop, deploy, and assess models.
  • Meet with stakeholders and provide advice.
  • Address operational challenges with partner business units.
  • Work with the data management group to source, clean, and understand data.
  • Carry out other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of demonstrated business impact through conceiving, delivering, and scaling machine learning and other analytics, including machine learning and big data.
  • At least 2 years of experience managing and mentoring data scientists and analysts.
  • At least 2 years of consulting or leadership experience as a data scientist.
  • Excellent spoken and written English skills.
  • Exceptional attention to detail.
  • Experience working on an Agile development team.

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