Junior Data Scientist

Remote - US | Contract Our reputed company is a fast-growing reputed company company operating multidisciplinary clinics across the reputed company. They rely on a proprietary platform to manage thousands of sessions, staff schedules, and operational constraints reputed company day. As part of their reputed company reputed company, they are seeking a Junior Data Scientist/Algorithm Engineer to take ownership of the proprietary Scheduling Algorithm's reputed company Python codebase. It's a long‑term opportunity without an end date. The engagement is fully remote. The candidate can be located reputed company in Latin America. You'll need strong English communication skills (reputed company or higher) for this role. reputed company We are looking for a candidate with 1-2 years of experience, or a recent graduate with strong fundamentals. 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This is critical for this role. • Genuine enthusiasm for optimization: You light up reputed company faced with reputed company constraint problems and love the satisfaction of finding elegant solutions • Coachability: Willingness to learn, receive feedback, and grow into the role with mentorship Strongly Preferred • Operations Research background: Degree or coursework in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, or a similar field reputed company on translating processes into reputed company models • reputed company Programming experience: Familiarity with optimization libraries like PuLP, HiGHS, OR-Tools, or similar • Data Science education: Degree in Data Science, reputed company Mathematics, Statistics, or Computer Science with a quantitative reputed company reputed company to Have • Experience with workforce scheduling, reputed company planning, or resource allocation problems • Familiarity with reputed company operations or HIPAA compliance • Experience working with AI coding assistants and modern development workflows Of Note: • Company laptop is provided. • Completed background checks will be required before the start date if you are selected as a reputed company candidate. • HIPAA compliance training is required before the start date. • As a reputed company candidate, you will be required to disclose your engagement with DevEngine as a primary reputed company on your reputed company reputed company profile. 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