Lead Data Scientist (Remote) - Finance Data Science

COVID-19 vaccination requirements

Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better. In order to fulfill our commitment as a federal contractor, while focusing on the health and safety of our employees and those that we serve, Stryker is encouraging US employees as well as all new US employees joining our company to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Today or in the future, vaccination may be a requirement based on the essential functions of the specific role or applicable regulations. Please refer to our COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements FAQs page for current vaccination and/or reasonable accommodation requirements and timelines.

Why join Stryker?

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Our benefits include bonuses; commissions; healthcare; insurance benefits; retirement programs; stock based plans; paid time off plans; family and parenting leaves; tuition reimbursement; wellness programs; onsite fitness centers and cafeterias; discount purchase programs; and service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities.

What You Will Do:

• Primary responsibilities for driving and advancing the artificial intelligence initiatives of Data Science and Analytics while providing technical leadership in the team’s day-to-day project portfolio
• Collaborate across Stryker to identify opportunities for Artificial Intelligence. Design, create, and deliver solutions that drive business value creation through the application of Data Science.
• Engage with various internal and external data providers and customers of those providers. This position provides a key resource for daily operations of the Data Science & Analytics team as well as hands-on implementation of all new functionality and solutions created through team resources
• Willingness and ability to provide technical leadership around Data Science to junior members of the team
• Execute the development and implementation of short-term and long-term Data Science & Analytics strategies with other global system/process owners including SAP, Master Data governance, Encompass, and Global Item Master.
• Solve complex issues using Data Science techniques and artificial intelligence with large, ambiguous datasets
• Articulate business problems and shape analytics results into informing, compelling stories for the business to understand and consume
• Perform construction of the framework for large-scale, value-added predictive solutions that utilized artificial intelligence (AI) to be used by functions around Stryker
• Facilitate direction of the day-to-day tasks of junior data scientists and interns as it relates to various projects and other team initiatives
• Identify and present business opportunities through the use of AI and emerging technologies in the Data Science domain
• Use creativity to engineer novel features, signals, and solutions to push beyond current Data Science tools and practices
• Promote and develop the adoption of cloud-based technologies and innovative solutions to enhance Data Science capabilities to add value to all functions around Stryker Corporation
• Develop and provide quality metrics and education to existing and potential stakeholders on Data Science

What You Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Data Science related field
• 6+ years of related experiences applicable to the position required
• Strong understanding of cloud-based technologies and distributed processing frameworks, 3+ years of experience preferred
• Proficiency in SQL and large database systems with a strong understanding of data flows
• Experience running advanced analyses using Python, Scala and ML libraries/frameworks like Scikit-learn and Spark ML
• Ability to define requirements and use data metrics to draw business insights that lead to better informed, stakeholder decisions
• Excellent stakeholder management

This job may be performed remotely from anywhere in the United States, except that this job may not be filled or performed in Colorado.

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About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.

We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine! Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting stryker.com