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, Chicago (Hybrid)

Lead data science teams in building scalable machine learning and advanced analytics solutions. Partner with IT, executives, product teams, and other stakeholders on enterprise-wide initiatives.

Description

  • Apply data science, data engineering, and statistical best practices to develop fit-for-purpose solutions.
  • Conduct advanced analysis of customer and business data.
  • Guide solutions from problem definition and ideation through data sourcing, experimentation, development, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Manage and mentor data scientists, providing technical guidance, supporting a positive learning environment, and ensuring work meets quality and performance standards.
  • Oversee team operations and delivery.
  • Lead model development, deployment, and evaluation.
  • Consult with stakeholders and provide recommendations.
  • Address operational challenges with partner business units.
  • Source, clean, and interpret data in collaboration with the data management group.
  • Take on other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of demonstrated business impact through conceiving, delivering, and scaling machine learning and other analytical approaches, 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.
  • Strong verbal and written English skills.
  • Exceptional attention to detail.
  • Experience working on an Agile development team.

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