Data Scientist

Role Overview

VOLTO Consulting is hiring a Data Scientist for an onsite contract role based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The position focuses on advanced analytics, machine learning, and enterprise AI delivery in a consulting environment.

Core Technical Requirements

• Strong, practical experience with Palantir Foundry, including Pipelines, Code Repos, Ontology, Workshop, and Quiver.
• Hands-on familiarity with Palantir AIP is preferred, especially for AI workflows, agents, decision intelligence, and AI-driven use cases.
• Ability to connect large language models with Palantir AIP for enterprise applications.
• Experience taking ML models into production within Foundry.
• Solid command of exploratory data analysis and root cause analysis.
• Working knowledge of machine learning methods such as classification, regression, clustering, and time-series forecasting.
• Strong programming capability in Python and SQL.
• Experience with ML frameworks and libraries including Scikit-learn, XGBoost, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
• Sound understanding of statistics, probability, hypothesis testing, and experimental design.
• Comfort working with large enterprise-scale datasets.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze complex datasets to uncover trends, patterns, anomalies, and major business drivers.
• Use data-driven techniques to investigate and resolve operational, business, and performance issues.
• Build, validate, and deploy predictive and prescriptive machine learning solutions.
• Apply statistical methods, causal analysis, and hypothesis testing to support reliable insights.
• Carry out feature engineering, model testing, and tuning to improve solution quality.
• Design experiments and A/B tests to evaluate business impact.
• Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation patterns where relevant to the use case.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to data quality, model behavior, and workflow execution.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in client-facing and consulting settings.
• Present analytical logic, assumptions, and limitations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Help drive adoption and measurable value from analytics and AI solutions.

Professional Strengths

• Strong analytical reasoning and structured problem-solving ability.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Capability to work both independently and as part of cross-functional teams.
• Outcome-focused, organized, and methodical working style.

Additional Information

This opportunity does not mention stipend, salary, duration, start date, application deadline, or number of vacancies. No specific perks, eligibility notes, or education requirement were provided in the source.