{"id":197334,"date":"2026-03-06T18:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T18:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harnham.com\/job\/eb8cdd1a-d1d1-4f13-3bd8-08d5dc096ea6-staff-data-scientist-chicago-illinois\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:13:54","slug":"eb8cdd1a-d1d1-4f13-3bd8-08d5dc096ea6-staff-data-scientist-chicago-illinois","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.harnham.com\/job\/eb8cdd1a-d1d1-4f13-3bd8-08d5dc096ea6-staff-data-scientist-chicago-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Data Scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><a id=\"myCustomID\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harnham.com\/job\/EB8CDD1A-D1D1-4F13-3BD8-08D5DC096EA6\">To Apply for this Job Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h2 data-end=\"218\" data-section-id=\"1uc7hxb\" data-start=\"175\">Staff Data Scientist (Contract &#8211; Remote)<\/h2>\n<p data-end=\"534\" data-start=\"220\">A fast-growing <strong data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"266\">social and content platform<\/strong> is looking to bring on <strong data-end=\"331\" data-start=\"290\">1-2 experienced Staff Data Scientists<\/strong> to help rebuild and strengthen its data science capability. 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