Data Scientist I
Preferred Travel Group · United States · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteEngineering$80k–$100k/yrFull-time
What You’ll Deliver
- Data Science & Modeling
- Develop, validate, and deploy statistical and machine learning models
- Perform exploratory data analysis to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities
- Build predictive models (e.g., revenue forecasting, member retention, segmentation)
- Design and evaluate experiments (A/B testing where applicable)
- Develop feature engineering strategies across large datasets
- Business & Analytical Translation
- Translate business requirements into analytical models and measurable outputs
- Define key metrics, KPIs, and analytical frameworks with stakeholders
- Provide data-driven recommendations to support strategic initiatives
- Support financial, marketing, and operations teams with advanced analytics
- AI & Advanced Analytics
- Support AI initiatives including recommendation models, automation, and agents
- Apply advanced techniques such as: Regression, classification, clustering, Time series forecasting, Natural language processing (where applicable)
- Evaluate model performance and continuously optimize
- Data Integration & Collaboration
- Work closely with Data Engineers to ensure data readiness and pipeline integrity
- Collaborate with BI Engineers to productionize models into reporting layers
- Ensure models integrate into enterprise data architecture and workflows
- Partner with QA to validate data accuracy and model outputs
- Data Governance & Quality
- Ensure data quality, consistency, and auditability of analytical outputs
- Document methodologies, assumptions, and model logic clearly
- Support compliance and audit requirements (SOC 2 alignment where applicable)
- Programming: Python or R (required), SQL (advanced)
- Machine Learning / Statistical Modeling: scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or equivalent
- Data Platforms: Experience working with data warehouses (Snowflake, Azure, etc.)
- Visualization: Power BI, Tableau, or similar (for model output interpretation)
- Experience with: Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), Hospitality, loyalty, or revenue analytics (strong plus)
- Data marts / Kimball methodology environments
- Familiarity with: Feature stores, MLOps, model deployment pipelines, AI-driven automation use cases