Data Scientist

WM • Albany, NY • 16h ago

Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

To enable our business to expand our lead in a market increasingly enhanced by technology, Waste Management is undertaking a substantial technology transformation. We are seeking talented Information Technology professionals to join the Waste Management team who are motivated to help us transform the way we design, build and use technology. With your skills and experience, we look for you to combine your technical expertise with industry best practices in an effort to align information technology solutions with Waste Management business strategy.

I. Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled?Digital Business Analyst?to design, develop, and deploy robust machine learning models tailored to business needs. This role serves as a critical bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring that AI-driven solutions align with strategic goals and deliver measurable value.

II. Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Other ancillary duties may be assigned.

Machine Learning Development

Design and Develop ML Models:?Build scalable and efficient machine learning models to address complex business challenges.

Model Training and Evaluation:?Train, fine-tune, and validate models to ensure optimal performance and predictive accuracy.

Data Management:?Collect, preprocess, and analyze large datasets to extract actionable insights and enhance model effectiveness.

Collaboration & Integration

Cross-Functional Collaboration:?Work closely with software engineers and business stakeholders to integrate ML models into production environments and improve existing applications.

Primary Liaison:?Serve as the main point of contact between technical teams and business owners, translating business requirements into technical solutions.

Business Analysis & Strategy

Strategic Visioning:?Deliver top-level business and systems analysis aligned with organizational strategy.

Process Mapping:?Define scope, objectives, and functional specifications through detailed business process analysis.

Testing & Deployment:?Document requirements, develop test plans, lead user acceptance testing, and coordinate deployment activities.

Documentation & Continuous Learning

Comprehensive Documentation:?Maintain thorough documentation of data workflows, model development, and deployment processes.

Stay Updated:?Continuously monitor advancements in machine learning and AI to incorporate innovative techniques into projects.

Understanding of data structures and data modeling

knowledge of math, probability, statistics and algorithms

Ability to write code in Python, Java and R

Familiarity with machine learning frameworks

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a team

Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

Will coach and mentor less experienced analysts and act as team leader on more complicated systems projects.

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration or similar area of study or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant work experience.

Experience: Eight years of relevant work experience as a IT Business Analyst (in addition to education requirement). Four years working as an IT Manager/Project Manager may substitute for the minimum years of experience.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

None required.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

Technically advanced knowledge or in-depth skills in one or more of the following is required:

Systems development, implementation, upgrades and analyses

QA testing, business analysis methodologies, system design and related analysis

Project management methodologies

Training and communication skills

V. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is: office setting and/or landfill/outdoor.

The expected base pay range for this position across the U.S. is $107,300 - $160,310. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific salary offered to a successful candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location.

Benefits

At Waste Management, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply".

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

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