ABOUT THIS ROLE We are looking for an experienced Data Scientist to contribute to the continued expansion of our product offerings focused on furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. The successful candidate will be proficient in coding and quality testing while also feeling comfortable interpreting statistical results, translating those results for non-technical audiences, and presenting those translated results to management and to our clients.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Demonstrated proficiency in writing, running, and interpreting R code and output;
Ability to interpret data, translate, and present findings;
Conduct research to identify and apply relevant R packages for accomplishing programming objectives;
Independently construct and perform data checks;
Extensively document own code;
Carefully review own work before submitting for further review;
Debug own code and the code of others;
Construct test cases for own code and code of others;
Filter, sort, compute summary statistics, pivot tables and merge data in spreadsheets;
Rapidly revise code in response to changes in product specifications;
Troubleshoot and propose workarounds to development roadblocks;
Perform regular updates to maintain current base R and libraries on your computer;
Work within the git version control system;
Estimate task completion dates;
Provide frequent, timely updates to task progress at agreed-upon times;
Meet agreed upon deadlines.
Education, Certifications, or Training desired:
Master’s degree in quantitative subject e.g., mathematics, computer science, economics or Bachelor's degree in same with 5 years work experience in a quantitative field
Successfully completed coursework in probability and statistics, including linear and logistic regression, maximum likelihood estimation, hypothesis testing, model assessment and selection, Bayesian inference, Monte Carlo methods
Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.
