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Senior Data Scientist

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Cvent is an exciting, fast-growing tech company that provides industry-leading software to more than 300,000 event professionals and hoteliers around the world. The economic significance of our industry is undeniable: Meetings and events boost the global GDP by more than $1.5 trillion and impact nearly 26 million jobs; and for more than 20 years, Cvent has led the transformation of our industry with our market-leading technology.

The mission of the Cvent data science team is to enhance Cvent’s software products and enable the company to make data-informed decisions at all levels, using data mining, augmented intelligence and a solid understanding of the business. You will be part of a fast-growing team, strongly committed to impacting the company via industry-leading data science.

What you will do:

• Work with a talented team of data scientists, software developers and product owners to uncover opportunities for data-driven product enhancement
• Research and identify tools and technologies that are applicable in Cvent's problem domains
• Understand the basic economic drivers of Cvent's business, and put data science projects in perspective of overall impact to the company
• Apply Machine Learning (ML) on numeric and text data
• Take initiative to innovate and develops solutions with minimal supervision
• Mentor junior team members on conceptual and technical aspects of data science
• Communicate regularly with software and business stakeholders to educate them and drive the adoption of data mining and ML driven approaches
• Continuously learn about Cvent's product lines and their business models
• Take responsibility to deliver ML models that can be integrated into Cvent products

Basic qualifications:

• Master's degree in a quantitative field (natural sciences, math, stats, CS/ML)
• At least 2 years of industry experience in hands-on data science
• Proven ability to translate a business problem into a data problem, solve it using data, and translate the solution into a business recommendation, product feature etc
• Deep conceptual and technical understanding of ML methodology
• Python programing and ML stacks in Python
• Experience with relational databases and SQL
• Knowledge of linear algebra and statistics
• Data interpretation skills: ability to look at a data distribution and identify its main features
• Experience in designing, implementing and interpreting A/B tests
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and project documentation experience

Advanced qualifications:

• PhD in a quantitative, data intensive field
• Experience working on cloud platform (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud), especially developing machine learning driven solutions on a cloud platform
• Ability to write production-quality Python code with line-by-line testing
• Deep familiarity with Spark and SparkML
• Experience using JIRA and Git/BitBucket
• Familiarity with Agile methodology, eg, Scrum and Kanban processes
• Experience in data product development, including defining, measuring and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Data visualization in Python and/or Tableau

Cvent offers a fun, collegial work environment tailored to sharpening your technical skills and growing as a software professional. While we have evolved from startup to mid-sized company, our Technology Team has preserved an entrepreneurial and merit-driven culture where meaningful initiative and contribution are recognized and rewarded.
Need more reasons to consider us? We offer competitive salary packages and an extensive benefits package for all full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, semi-annual bonuses, 401K Match, gym membership discounts and other great perks! If you would like to learn more about Cvent and our products, visit our website at www.cvent.com . Cvent maintains a drug-free workplace

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