Pacific Gas and Electric Company · 9 hours ago
Data Scientist, Expert
Oakland
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $238K/yr
6+ years expPacific Gas and Electric Company is a leading energy provider focused on delivering efficient and innovative solutions. They are seeking an Expert Data Scientist to design, develop, and execute machine learning models and algorithms to support strategic decision-making and enhance business processes.
EnergyAgricultureEnergy EfficiencyNatural ResourcesOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Researches and applies advanced knowledge of existing and emerging data science principles, theories, and techniques to inform business decisions
Solves unique and complex strategic issues and problems, while developing and monitoring budgets, forecast models, dashboards, presentations, and ad hoc analysis
Creates advanced data mining architectures / models / protocols, statistical reporting, and data analysis methodologies to identify trends in structured and unstructured data sets
Extracts, transforms, and loads data from dissimilar sources from across PG&E for their machine learning feature engineering
Applies data science/ machine learning /artificial intelligence methods to develop defensible and reproducible predictive or optimization models that involve multiple facets and iterations in algorithm development
Wrangles and prepares data as input of machine learning model development and feature engineering
Writes and documents reusable python functions and modular python code for data science
Assesses business implications associated with modeling assumptions, inputs, methodologies, technical implementation, analytic procedures and processes, and advanced data analysis
Collaborates with analytics platform owners to prioritize and drive development of scalable data science capabilities
Works with sponsor departments and company subject matter experts to understand application and potential of data science solutions that create value
Advocate for digital transformation of the business through the adoption of data science, analytics, and data-driven business processes
Presents findings and makes recommendations to senior management
Act as peer reviewer of complex models
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Physics, Econometrics or Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Applied Sciences, Statistics, or equivalent field
6 years in data science OR no experience, if possess Doctoral Degree or higher, as described above
Preferred
Doctorate Degree in Data Science, Machine Learning, or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
Relevant industry (electric or gas utility, renewable energy, analytics consulting, etc.) experience
Active participation in the external data science/artificial intelligence/machine learning community of practice, as demonstrated through volunteering in professional organizations for the advancement of the field, presentations in conferences or publications to disseminate data science knowledge and topics, or similar activities
Competency with data science standards and processes (model evaluation, optimization, feature engineering, etc) along with best practices to implement them
Knowledge of industry trends and current issues in job-related area of responsibility as demonstrated through peer reviewed journal publications, conference presentations, open source contributions or similar activities
Competency with commonly used data science and/or operations research programming languages, packages, and tools for building data science/machine learning models and algorithms
Proficiency in explaining in breadth and depth technical concepts including but not limited to statistical inference, machine learning algorithms, software engineering, model deployment pipelines
Mastery in clearly communicating complex technical details and insights to colleagues and stakeholders
Mastery of the mathematical and statistical fields that underpin data science
Ability to develop, coach, teach and/or mentor others to meet both their career goals and the organization goals
Benefits
PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs
Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (14)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$30.29BKey Investors
DOE Loan Programs OfficeUS Department of Energy
2024-12-17Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2024-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $2.35B
2024-09-24Grant· $34.5M
Leadership Team
Patricia Poppe
Chief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation
Sumeet Singh
Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company and EVP, Energy Delivery
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