Applied Data Scientist

Mindlance
St. Paul, MNContractPosted Sep 16, 2026

About the role

Job Title: Applied Data Scientist

Location: St. Paul, MN

Duration: 12 Months

Description

Strong Communication: Able to clearly explain a past technical project in 1–2 minutes to a non-technical audience, including the business problem, approach, and measurable impact.

AI-Enabled Development Workflow: Actively uses AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot) as part of daily technical workflows for coding, debugging, documentation, or prototyping.

Independent Technical Leadership: Demonstrated experience independently owning and delivering complex technical solutions in fast-paced environments, including problem framing, technical decision-making, and execution using physics-based modeling, machine learning, optimization, and/or AI techniques.

Cross-Functional Development Experience: Experience working on cross-functional teams involving both Data Science and Software Engineering, including collaboration on production systems, deployed models, or shared technical deliverables.

Business Impact and Industry Experience: 10+ years of experience in industry (preferably including energy, utilities, industrials, logistics, or other operational domains) with demonstrated examples of measurable business impact from technical work.

EEO:

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”

Responsibilities

  • Explain technical projects to non-technical audiences
  • Use AI-assisted development tools in workflows
  • Deliver complex technical solutions independently
  • Collaborate on cross-functional teams
  • Demonstrate measurable business impact from technical work

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of industry experience
  • Experience in energy, utilities, industrials, or logistics

Skills mentioned

Data ScienceMachine LearningPythonPredictive ModelingStatistical ModelingFeature EngineeringModel EvaluationModel DeploymentGenerative AIData Analysis

About Mindlance

Mindlance is a global Talent, Teams, Projects, and Workforce Solutions partner, serving leading enterprises across industries since 1999. With a 5,000 strong footprint across multiple countries, we deliver scalable, AI native solutions that help organizations build, optimize, and transform their workforce. Our capabilities include: • Talent Services: Contingent Staffing, Direct Sourcing, Perm / RPO • Teams: Managed Capacity, Global Remote Teams, and Early Talent Recruit Train Deploy • Projects: Outcome-based IT project solutions and BPO services • Workforce Solutions: Proprietary platforms for talent and workforce orchestration – leveraging enriched talent data, AI model training, and agentic automation Backed by 600+ specialized delivery experts and deep partnerships across MSP, enterprise workforce programs, and major data/cloud/software ecosystems, we also provide direct Managed SOW services with scalable teams and outcome based delivery. With ~$400M in annual revenue, Mindlance continues to grow through a mindful commitment to balance and to aligning people, performance, partnership, and purpose. SIA Recognitions: Largest U.S. Staffing Firms • Largest IT Staffing Firms • Largest Life Sciences Staffing Firms • Fastest Growing U.S. Staffing Firms • Largest Diversity Owned U.S. Staffing Firms Learn more at www.mindlance.com

Staffing and Recruiting1,001-5,000 employeesUnion, NJ

H-1B sponsorship history

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