Data Scientist

This role requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination or an approved exemption as a condition of employment.
Do you have experience leveraging quantitative research or data science to drive business results? Do you enjoy working closely with business stakeholders to solve complex challenges? Then this is the opportunity for you!
We’re seeking a quantitative analyst who can partner closely with our real estate and development teams to design and implement analytics solutions such as market scoring, geospatial analysis, property optimization and much more.
Experience is Everything;
At LCS, experience is everything. We provide you the opportunity to use your talents in a progressive, growing organization that makes a positive difference in the lives of the seniors we serve. If you are seeking an organization that gives back, you’ll love working here. Our principles and hospitality promises define our company culture. LCS employees can be found participating in volunteer activities, getting involved in our committees or collaborating with team members in our innovative work space. You’ll find several opportunities to grow as a professional, serve the community, and enhance the lives of the seniors.
The Role:
Initiates and leads meetings with real estate partners to define business needs and project scopes.
Develops statistical analysis and models to solve key business problems
Automates manual processes by building out self-serve geospatial dashboards
Leads the exploration and vetting of new external commercial real estate data sources
Develops detailed, well organized, and well written reports and presentations of key findings from analytical studies.
Acts as the subject matter expert for all things NIC related data – helping other analysts leverage the data
Partners with researchers and key leaders to supply key findings to support external thought leadership
Leads the analysis and synthesis of quarterly NIC data releases
Write queries to efficiently clean, aggregate, prepare and wrangle the data into analytics ready data sets
Collaborate with IT partners to diagnose data issues, ingest new data and deploy models
Develops and maintains key relationships with vendors such as National Investment Center for Senior Living (NIC), Living Path (secret shopping organization), Census Bureau.
Experience:
The technical knowledge for this position is best obtained through an undergrad degree in statistics, economics, data science, operations research, agricultural research or computer science, combined with 4-6 years of working experience. Or a graduate level degree in similar disciplines, with 2-4 years of working experience.
Experience working in commercial real estate sector is preferred but not required
Knowledge & Skills:
Working knowledge in Bayesian statistics, probability theory and machine learning
Proven ability to develop geo-spatial visualizations in BI tools such as Power BI
Experience developing analytics in a cloud based solution such as AWS, Azure or GCP
Fluent in SQL and comfortable working in at least one of R or Python
Significant experience in developing well-organized and detailed oral and written market research reports using MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.
Track record of collaboration closely with both internal and external stakeholders on technical projects
Comfortable translating highly technical findings into digestible insights
Experience applying statistical models and theory to support investment decisions
Ability to effectively communicate at a strategic level with stakeholders at all levels of the company.
Why LCS?
Industry leader. The Nation’s second-largest senior living operator, ranked number one in customer satisfaction among senior living communities.
Inclusive and collaborative culture. We’re dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion and have an engaged Diversity and Inclusion Council focused on creating awareness and educating employees on inclusivity. In addition, LCS creates a collaborative culture that provides an exceptional experience for every employee.
Top Workplace USA: LCS has earned the 2021 Top Workplaces USA award and is recognized for our strong company culture and engaged workforce. In addition, LCS earned ten culture excellence awards in areas such as DE&I practices, top managers, professional development and clued-in leaders, to name a few.
Top Workplace Iowa: LCS employees truly believe we are an employer choice. This recognition, for 3 years running, is in large part due to the culture of excellence that our employees help deliver every single day.
Competitive pay, great benefits and vacation time. We are an equal opportunity employer with benefits including medical, dental, life insurance, disability, 401(k) with company match and paid parental leave.
Charity and community involvement. We are recognized as a national team for the Alzheimer’s Association and consistently a top contributor to United Way. We also support our employee’s individual community contributions and provide opportunities to get involved at our corporate locations and in our communities.
Outstanding advancement opportunities. LCS is growing and we think you should too. Our company growth allows for internal growth opportunities across all of our business lines.
Ongoing career development. Onsite education opportunities, education assistance, and continuing education credits allow LCS employees to keep their knowledge of current industry changes relevant.
LCS creates living experiences that enhance the lives of seniors. You’ll see this commitment in our people. They’re talented, dedicated professionals who truly care about residents, with each conducting his or her work with integrity, honesty and transparency according to the principles of LCS. We strive to help every community succeed—strengthening available resources, establishing proven practices that lead to long-term growth and creating lasting value for those living in, working for and affiliated with the community. Check us out on our website: www.lcsnet.com
Travel Frequency: 0-10%
Job Level: C
A POST-OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK, INCLUDING REFERENCES, IS REQUIRED
LCS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER