Data Scientist

Akkodis is seeking a Data Scientist for a Contract job with a client in Auburn Hills, MI. Candidates must have strong Data Science experience with expertise in exploratory analysis, machine learning, root‑cause analytics, and hands‑on work with Palantir Foundry and ideally Palantir AIP.

Rate Range: $49 /hour to $53 /hour ; the rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Data Scientist job responsibilities include:

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead exploratory data analysis (EDA) to uncover trends, anomalies, and underlying business drivers.

• Perform root‑cause analysis (RCA) to diagnose operational, performance, and business issues.

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models (classification, regression, clustering, time‑series).

• Build predictive and prescriptive analytics to support decision‑making and optimization.

• Apply statistical modeling, causal inference, and hypothesis testing to validate assumptions and explain outcomes.

• Conduct feature engineering, model evaluation, and tuning to ensure performance and interpretability.

• Design and analyze A/B tests and experiments to measure impact and improve business outcomes.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Use Palantir Foundry for data integration, curation, modeling, and pipeline development.

• Operationalize ML solutions using Foundry pipelines, ontology, and applications.

• Leverage Palantir AIP for AI‑enabled use cases such as decision‑support tools, copilots, and LLM‑assisted workflows.

• Implement RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) patterns where appropriate.

• Collaborate with engineering/platform teams to deploy solutions with proper security and governance.

• Perform RCA on data quality, model behavior, and workflow performance within Foundry/AIP.

• Support customer adoption by explaining logic, assumptions, and outcomes in clear business language.

Desired Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in Data Science, Advanced Analytics, or Applied Machine Learning.

• Strong hands‑on experience in EDA, statistical modeling, and RCA.

• Proficiency in Python and SQL.

• Experience with ML libraries such as Scikit‑learn, XGBoost, TensorFlow, PyTorch.

• Solid understanding of statistics, probability, and experimental design.

• Experience with large‑scale enterprise datasets.

• Hands‑on experience with Palantir Foundry; Palantir AIP experience strongly preferred.

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Vikas.Tomar@ akkodisgroup.com.

Pay Details: $49.00 to $53.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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