American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) · 16 hours ago
Junior Data Scientist - AI Practice Team
1701 City Plaza Drive, Spring, TX, 77389, US
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$75K/yr - $100K/yr
2+ years expAmerican Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is seeking an exceptional Junior Data Scientist to join us full-time on our Artificial Intelligence (AI) Practice Team. In this role, you will support AI consulting engagements focused on policy, data, and document-centric solutions by preparing, analyzing, and modeling client data as part of a multidisciplinary delivery team.
EnergyMarine TransportationNon ProfitRenewable EnergyShipping
Responsibilities
Support AI consulting engagements by cleaning, structuring, and analyzing client data (tabular, time-series, and document-based) to enable modeling and insight generation
Contribute to development, testing, and documentation of machine learning models, analytics pipelines, and proof-of-concept solutions under guidance from senior data scientists
Work with our document and data services to extract, transform, and enrich information from reports, PDFs, logs, and other unstructured sources using NLP and related techniques
Build and maintain basic dashboards, reports, and visualizations (e.g., in Python, Power BI, or similar tools) to communicate findings to consultants and client stakeholders
Collaborate with consultants and domain experts to translate business questions into analytical tasks, validate results, and refine approaches based on feedback
Help maintain clean, reproducible project assets (code, notebooks, datasets, documentation) using modern collaboration and version control tools
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (e.g., Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics) or related field, or equivalent practical experience
2+ years of combined experience through projects, internships, or professional roles applying data science/ML methods and tools
Practical experience applying core techniques in data preprocessing, modeling, and evaluation using Python, SQL, and common ML libraries
Exposure to AI/ML or analytics projects in academic, research, or professional environments, ideally with real-world or messy datasets
Strong foundation in data science/ML concepts and statistics, with hands-on experience in Python (e.g., pandas, scikit-learn) and working with SQL-based data sources
Ability to clean, structure, and analyze real-world datasets, including unstructured or semi-structured data (e.g., documents, logs, text)
Comfortable working with Jupyter notebooks and Git-based workflows for reproducible and version-controlled analysis
Clear, structured communication skills, including the ability to explain analytical work and findings to non-technical stakeholders in a concise, business-relevant way
Collaborative mindset and willingness to learn, taking feedback from senior team members and adapting quickly to new tools, methods, and domains
Organized, detail-oriented working style, with the ability to manage tasks across multiple projects and meet deadlines reliably
Preferred
Familiarity with cloud-based and modern data platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP, Databricks) and BI tools is a plus but not mandatory
Experience applying ML/NLP to real datasets (e.g., classification, forecasting, document information extraction, OCR, LLMs, or search/retrieval systems)
Any exposure to industrial, maritime, or asset-intensive domains, or to consulting/client-facing environments
Benefits
Medical insurance (PPO and HD)
Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings account (HSA)
Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
Life insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Disability leave programs
Parental leave program
Paid holidays
Paid vacation time
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
401K plan with a generous company match
Company
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Since its founding in 1862, ABS has been committed to setting standards for safety and excellence as one of the world’s leading ship classification organizations.
5001-10000 employees
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