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Data Scientist

Ascendion

 

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Posted On: Just posted
Experience: 5+ years
Availability: Remote
Openings: 1
Category: Data Scientist
Tenure: Contract - Corp-to-Corp
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Description

You will design and deploy search ranking and retrieval models to improve relevance and personalization.

This role is remote.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement search ranking models using Learn to Rank approaches.
  • Apply vector search techniques to enhance search result quality.
  • Build scalable data pipelines for retrieval algorithms and feature engineering.
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, and UX teams to refine the search experience.
  • Analyze large-scale behavioral and clickstream data to guide algorithmic decisions.

Required Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in search and ranking within e-commerce or similar domains.
  • Expertise in Learn to Rank, vector similarity search, and retrieval models.
  • Proficiency in Python with scikit-learn, XGBoost, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
  • Experience with search engines (Elasticsearch, Solr, Vespa) and ANN frameworks (Faiss, Annoy, Milvus).
  • Solid understanding of information retrieval concepts, relevance metrics, and evaluation methods.
  • Experience prototyping and iterating on models with measurable business impact.
  • Familiarity with large-scale data processing using Spark or Hadoop.

Preferred Skills

  • Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related field.

Education

Master's degree

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