Associate Data Scientist - Irving, United States - Vistra
Description
If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online.
The Associate Data Scientist, Retail role takes end-to-end ownership of achieving business objectives through the development, application and deployment of advanced analytical (simulations, prescriptive, predictive, machine learning, AI) models.
Job Description
Key
Accountabilities
Develop and implement advanced analytics solutions (simulations, predictive, prescriptive models, machine learning algorithms, AI models) to support / optimize business outcomes
Provide actionable business insights via experimental design and testing; leverage learnings to drive further optimization in campaign performance
Demonstrate tangible business value from his/her Manage a project from initial analysis to readying a model for production
Maintain balance between pragmatic and deeply rigorous solutions depending on business context
Develop code and processes that are repeatable and easily maintained
Must be an independent thinker, with a strong bias towards action
Education, Experience & Skill Requirements
Masters degree in Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Economics, Statistics or a related quantitative discipline
0-1 years of hands-on experience creating and running simulations in Python
0-1 years of hands-on experience in the areas of developing and deploying predictive & prescriptive analytical models and Machine Learning & Optimization algorithms to improve business performance
Solid theoretical background in mathematics, statistics, database technology, mathematical optimization, graph algorithms and related disciplines
Strong computer programming skills in a high-level programming language (SAS, Python, and SQL)
Work with Big / Fast data, creating scalable, robust and accurate augmented intelligent solutions
Design and run experiments, research new algorithms, and work closely with stakeholders to deploy our algorithms and models into practice
Innovative problem solver who can handle both high breadth & depth of advanced analytics problems
Key Metrics
Effectively partner with cross-functional stakeholders to improve customer experience and portfolio performance metrics
Serves as a SME on Big Data and Advanced Analytical projects
Works under minimal supervision
Job Family
General Services
Company
TXU Retail Services Company
Locations
Irving, Texas
Texas
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