Data Scientist (Temporary Contract)

About the role

Applaudo Studios is hiring a Data Scientist for a temporary, full-time position from November 2 through December 31, 2026. The role turns complex datasets into insights that support better business decisions, combining data preparation, statistical modeling, machine learning and visualization. It involves working across cloud-based data environments and collaborating with technical and business stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Collect, clean and transform data from multiple sources, ensuring data quality and reliability.
• Build and implement statistical models and machine learning algorithms to generate insights and forecasts.
• Design and maintain Power BI dashboards to share insights with business leaders and stakeholders.
• Use Google Cloud Platform services to manage and optimize data pipelines and analytical solutions.
• Write and optimize SQL queries to extract, analyze and transform large datasets.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations and Business teams to align data science solutions with organizational objectives.
• Translate business challenges into practical data science approaches and deliver actionable recommendations.
• Stay current with tools and methodologies in data science, cloud analytics and data visualization.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven hands-on experience with GCP services for data processing and analytics.
• Advanced Python skills for data manipulation, statistical modeling and machine learning.
• Strong SQL skills for querying, data preparation, transformation and optimization.
• Experience building and maintaining Power BI dashboards.
• Ability to collect, clean and transform data from multiple sources while ensuring data quality.
• Native Spanish and B2+ English proficiency.