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Role: Sr. Decision Scientist
Industry: Entertainment
Location: Remote, EST Hours
Duration: 12+ months
Rate Range: $80-$88/hr
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in US
Description:
The Decision Science team focuses on creating innovative mathematical models to inform business decision making through data. The team is interested in all fields related to data science, with emphasis on statistics, operations research, econometrics, and machine learning.
The team sits at the intersection of business strategy, advanced analytics, and technology integration to help our partners explore opportunities for analytics, shape business decisions, and drive value. Our work includes conceptualizing new solutions, solution design and development, implementation and integration with business processes, and ongoing business support.
Responsibilities:
Achieve business goals and objectives—Research and develop decision science models and act as a consultant to all business units
Pursue innovation—Conduct research on analytical techniques and translate that research into usable and sustainable solutions for users
Put your skills to the test—Perform data collection and data mining, and build state-of-the-art decision science algorithms, tools, and systems
Drive value—Model and analyze revenue management and pricing related issues using various mathematical, statistical, and simulation techniques
Tell the story—Present science results to business partners and clients
Support a global and enterprise-wide mission—Identify and apply best practices in the field of advanced analytics for multiple businesses such as theme parks and resorts
Basic Qualifications:
Must exhibit competence in at least one of the following four analytical fields, inclusive of topics as noted:
Statistics (two or more topics):
Bayesian statistics
Generalized linear models
Mixture models
Nonparametric regression
Structural equation models
Time series (state space models, ARIMA, etc.)
Econometrics (two or more topics):
Generalized method of moments
Instrumental variables
Limited dependent variables
Panel data
Simultaneous equations models
Machine learning (two or more topics):
Boosting
CART
Clustering
Graphical models
Neural networks
Random forests
Reinforcement learning
Support vector machines
Must exhibit competence in at least one computing topic:
General computing (Python, Java, C, C++, etc.)
Statistical computing (R, SAS, etc.)
Scientific computing (Julia, MATLAB, etc.)
How to Stand Out:
Proven knowledge of revenue management context, including demand forecasting, resource allocation, and pricing
Proven knowledge of viewership estimation, audience and demo profiles, and impressions monetization in the linear media advertising context
Required Education:
Master's or Ph.D. degree in Statistics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Machine Learning, Econometrics, or related field
Creates and supports mathematical models for forecasting, simulation, estimation, or optimization based on theoretical principles and methodological research. Performs data preparation, exploration, and validation. Supports calibration, testing, validation, and sustainment of models.
Has theoretical knowledge underlying methods of applicable technical discipline (e.g., statistics, optimization, machine learning, or econometrics) and applies theoretical understanding to identify the right model or approach.
Knows detailed business context for scope of assigned work within a given line of business (e.g., cruise line, ABC) and within a given business domain (e.g., pricing, finance, marketing, supply chain) and applies technical discipline to assigned line of business & business domain to develop algorithms via tools such as Python, R, Tableau, Gurobi.
Impacts the success of a smaller analytical project or a component of a large project involving new models. Collaborates effectively to ensure own work is well-integrated. May guide less experienced colleagues.
Education: Master's or Ph.D. in technical discipline (Statistics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Machine Learning, Econometrics, or related field) or equivalent experience
About INSPYR Solutions
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