Data Scientist
Role Overview
Design, develop, and deploy advanced machine learning solutions for industrial applications, including reliability solutions, predictive maintenance, and operational or production optimization.
Build scalable, production-grade models that deliver measurable business value in complex Oil & Gas environments.
Work with engineers, subject matter experts, and business stakeholders to operationalize data-driven solutions; the role calls for independent project leadership and cross-functional teamwork.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Design, develop, and deploy advanced machine learning solutions for industrial applications, including reliability solutions, predictive maintenance, and operational or production optimization.
Build scalable, production-grade models that deliver measurable business value in complex Oil & Gas environments.
Work with engineers, subject matter experts, and business stakeholders to operationalize data-driven solutions; the role calls for independent project leadership and cross-functional teamwork.
Machine learning and industrial analytics
- Design and deploy ML algorithms for reliability monitoring, predictive maintenance, and other industrial use cases.
- Develop supervised and unsupervised models, including regression and classification.
- Apply linear algebra, calculus, probability, and statistics to model development and optimization.
- Build scalable ML solutions using distributed computing frameworks such as MapReduce and streaming technologies.
- Design context-aware predictive and prescriptive models using Oil & Gas or Manufacturing domain expertise.
- Translate operational requirements into analytical and ML-driven solutions.
Delivery, collaboration, and MLOps
- Collaborate with data engineers and subject matter experts to identify, validate, and interpret data elements.
- Lead data science initiatives from problem definition through deployment and monitoring.
- Prototype using Python, R, or JavaScript; exposure to Java or Scala is a plus.
- Implement MLOps, including CI/CD, automated testing, model versioning, containerization, deployment automation, monitoring, and performance drift management.
- Ensure models are production-ready, robust, explainable, and aligned with operational constraints.
- Communicate technical insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Education and experience
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Engineering, or an equivalent quantitative field.
- Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience designing, developing, deploying, and operating ML algorithms for industrial use cases.
- Experience in Oil & Gas or Manufacturing industry environments is mandatory.
- Expertise in industrial operations, asset management, process optimization, or predictive maintenance.
- Proven applied ML experience in regression, classification, supervised learning, and unsupervised learning.
- Strong foundation in linear algebra, calculus, probability, and statistics.
Technical qualifications
- Proven experience designing and deploying ML solutions in real-world industrial settings.
- Experience with scalable ML systems such as MapReduce or streaming frameworks.
- Experience collaborating with industrial stakeholders, including engineers and subject matter experts.
- Experience using Python, R, or JavaScript; familiarity with Java or Scala is a plus.
- Experience working within modern development environments and AI-assisted workflows.
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