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Principal Recruiter @ Motion Recruitment | Talent Acquisition Expert

Data Scientist/Engineer

Location: Hybrid (Client located in San Diego, CA)

Work Shift: Monday through Friday (8:00AM – 5:00PM PST)

Must be able to work on a W-2 basis. Local to San Diego, CA area.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This Global FinTech company has an immediate long-term contract opportunity in San Diego, CA for a Data Scientist/Engineer. This position requires working hybrid up to 3 days onsite, Monday-Friday.

Contract Duration: 6 months (Possible Extension)

Responsibilities

• Lead experimentation, apply advanced statistical methods, and craft data-driven narratives that inform senior leadership and guide decision-making.
• Partner closely with business operations, product, and engineering teams to evaluate program performance, design causal models, and deliver insights that drive efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with fellow data scientists and analysts to deliver solutions impacting customer journeys, operational readiness, and revenue growth.
• Perform business analysis using techniques such as statistical analysis, explanatory and predictive modeling, and data mining.
• Determine best practices and develop actionable insights and recommendations for current business operations.
• Identify analytical requirements with internal or external clients; produce ad hoc data and reports as needed.
• Assist in implementing or developing systems to capture business operation information.
• Occasionally guide less experienced business data analysts.
• Lead design, execution, and interpretation of A/B and other experimental methodologies to evaluate program and product performance.
• Apply Bayesian methods and causal inference to uncover insights that improve customer experience, reduce friction, and drive revenue.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to define success metrics and measurement frameworks; ensure alignment on tracking and communication of outcomes.
• Collaborate with data engineering to guide development and maintenance of reliable data marts for scalable analysis.

Skills Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or related field; ability to extract insights and tell data-driven stories that drive business impact.
• Excellent SQL skills for data extraction, manipulation, and pipeline development.
• Expertise in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Qlik); experience with Python or R for advanced analytics, modeling, and automation is a plus.
• Familiarity with big data tools (e.g., Snowflake, Spark, Databricks) is a plus.
• Machine learning and Generative AI experience is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving and end-to-end quantitative thinking skills.
• Mentorship and talent development within the team.
• Proactive and growth-oriented mindset—identifying opportunities for innovation beyond solving problems.

Preferred Skills

• Data modeling experience
• Experience building out data pipelines
• Building out data marts

Benefits

• Medical Insurance & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k)

_motion recruitment provides IT staffing solutions (Contract, Contract-to-Hire, and Direct Hire) in major North American markets. Our expertise in today's highest-demand tech skill sets, along with our networks and knowledge of local markets, supports a strong track record with candidates and clients._

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Contract
• Job function: Marketing

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