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Sr. Data Scientist

San Francisco HQ💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-23 → 2026-09-28

Core

Senior Data Scientist ensuring statistical rigor and clear reporting for a vertically integrated minerals company, translating sensor and lab data into trustworthy metrics for energy, AI, and defense supply chain decisions.

Role type

Senior IC data scientist (applied statistics & analytics)

Builds

Production reporting layers, dashboards, and self-serve analytics tools for plant operations and business planning

Domain

Mining & Minerals / Industrial Operations / Supply Chain

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Experimental design (DOE), hypothesis testing, regression analysis, uncertainty quantification, SQL, Python (pandas, statsmodels, scipy), statistical process control, measurement system analysis, data visualization, technical writing

Preferred skills

Mining/metallurgy background, BI tooling (Hex, Looker), building analytics functions from scratch, LLM-assisted analysis

Technologies

Python, pandas, statsmodels, scipy, SQL, Hex, Looker

Responsibilities

Design and analyze plant trials and experiments; define and standardize business metrics (recovery, grade, throughput); build and maintain reporting dashboards; quantify uncertainty in measurement data; apply statistical process control to operations; perform deep-dive root cause analyses; forecast production and costs; partner with product managers on analytics stack needs; mentor teams on statistical best practices.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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