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Geotab ® is a global leader in IoT and connected transportation and certified “Great Place to Work™.” We are a company of diverse and talented individuals who work together to help businesses grow and succeed, and increase the safety and sustainability of our communities.   Geotab is advancing security, connecting commercial vehicles to the internet and providing web-based analytics to help customers better manage their fleets. Geotab’s open platform and Geotab Marketplace ®, offering hundreds of third-party solution options, allows both small and large businesses to automate operations by integrating vehicle data with their other data assets. Processing billions of data points a day, Geotab leverages data analytics and machine learning to improve productivity, optimize fleets through the reduction of fuel consumption, enhance driver safety and achieve strong compliance to regulatory changes.   Our team is growing and we’re looking for people who follow their passion, think differently and want to make an impact. Ours is a fast paced, ever changing environment. Geotabbers accept that challenge and are willing to take on new tasks and activities - ones that may not always be described in the initial job description. Join us for a fulfilling career with opportunities to innovate, great benefits, and our fun and inclusive work culture. Reach your full potential with Geotab. To see what it’s like to be a Geotabber, check out our blog and follow us @InsideGeotab on Instagram. Join our talent network to learn more about job opportunities and company news.

Who you are:

We are always looking for amazing talent who can contribute to our growth and deliver results! Geotab is seeking a Lead Data Scientist, ITS who will utilize strong problem-solving skills with statistical analysis in order to align data products with Geotab’s organizational goals

What you'll do:

The Lead Data Scientist, ITS will explore and examine data from multiple sources in order to design and construct new data modeling processes using prototypes, algorithms, predictive models, and custom analyses.

How you'll make an impact

• Develop and refine inference and predictive models.

• Provide expert project leadership as a subject matter expert: give guidance to team members and participate in cross-departmental projects to deliver high-quality, data-driven results.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, data analysts, data scientists, developers, user experience analysts and external stakeholders to gather requirements, build technical consensus and drive data products to production.

• Support the definition and shaping of research and development initiatives in areas of subject matter expertise.

• Create algorithms and models required to solve complex business problems.

• Own the design, development, monitoring, and maintenance of scalable models.

• Test the performance of models/data products and make recommendations for improving Geotab’s product suite.

• Take responsibility for the technical output of a project.

• Conduct experiments to identify causality for data anomalies.

• Stay up to date on the latest research in data science, and propose innovative ideas and techniques to advance the field in our business domain.

• Cross team and service boundaries to solve problems.

• Build relationships with stakeholders including customers, product managers, cross-functional teams, and external partners.

• Contribute to defining strategic direction, planning the roadmap, and synthesizing feedback to ensure team success.

• Ensure that knowledge is shared amongst the team and does not position themselves or others as a single point of failure; is skilled at influence without authority, to unblock technical impediments and achieve necessary technical alignments across individuals and teams with minimal escalations. 

• Mentor multiple Data Scientists; work through others; lift the skills and expertise of those around.

• Advise managers with insights and recommendations to improve the technical team; participate in recruiting processes for technical team members.

• Own responsibility for the design, development, and maint