Data Scientist - Hybrid.
Job Description
Welcome to Holland America Line, a premium cruise line dedicated to explorers, foodies and music lovers who want to explore the world on perfectly sized, refreshingly spacious ships filled with one-of-a-kind experiences.
Were looking for an amazing Data Scientist to fill this role, which is based in our Seattle office. Youll be responsible for focusing on using your data science skills to conceive and develop new opportunities to optimize revenue and enhance understanding and decision making within our business.
You will work closely with business end users to help interpret models, assess unique business cases, and incorporate feedback between the business and the RMS.
You will work closely with our fuel and deployment teams to optimize operational decision making with data science, as well as also be involved in other key projects that help us better understand our guest behaviors and preferences, allowing us to maximize revenue and guest experience by providing the right cruise experience to the right guest for the right price.
Heres a summary of what Holland America Line is looking for in our Data Scientist role. Is this you?
Responsibilities
Identify and lead projects within Holland America and Seabourn that will help us minimize our deployment-based Carbon emissions, as part of our drive to minimize such emissions.
Develop analytical capabilities to identify opportunities to optimize our ship deployment mix detailed modelling and understanding of ship engine performance and fuel consumption, to derive modelling that will lead us to optimizing our ship deployments.
Use these models to recommend / visualize optimal deployment strategies within Holland America and Seabourn
- Design and build proof of concept models for new concepts and improvements for implementation into the RMS and into our Pre / Post Booking Strategy, and lead the brand testing of this functionality, using a combination of business and analytical expertise
- Apply and adapt knowledge and experience of theoretical, mathematical concepts to develop advanced modelling and analytics to maximize net revenue and profitability and develop ROI metrics to quantify value of enhanced capability
- Use your experience of analytics visualization to create tools and analyses that accurately reflect the underlying mathematics whilst being visually engaging and easy-to-use for the business teams.
Lead the implementation of these where needed across the business
Work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure the relevancy and usability of all models and tools delivered is maintained;
Use strategic and tactical thinking to determine how to best manage, configure and / or influence the RMS and Fuel modelling to best reflect current business activity and future strategy, as well as understand impacts of changing legislation in the fuel and deployment space
Additional duties as assigned by Senior Director
Requirements
- Degree in Operations Research, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics
- Strong analytical capabilities with a high level of attention to detail
- Creative and innovative problem-solver
- Demonstrable understanding of ship operations and modelling of fuel consumption
- Minimum 3 years experience working in analytics within travel in a data / data science role
- Previous experience with Revenue Management / Price optimization
- Knowledge of operational considerations in travel
- Experience in identifying business problems and scoping / implementing analytic solutions into the business.
- Relevant work experience in revenue management, pricing automation systems, or user support functions for large software
- Experience leading projects or small teams
- Cruise Industry analytics experience highly desired
- Previous experience with MXP deployment systems
- Building and working with data in Snowflake and integration with other systems
- Practical Experience in using R in mathematical modelling (1-2 years in identifying problems in the business and proactively designing solutions)
- At least 1 years experience in building tools using R Shiny
- SQL (at least 3 years)
- Snowflake / AWS
- Can confidently translate business problems into model insights and enhancements
- Strategic thinker with a willingness to challenge the status quo
- Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences
- Stakeholder management
- Experience leading projects or small teams (preferred)
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Holland America is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time (e.g., H-1B status).
What You Can Expect
- Cruise and Travel Privileges for You and Your Family
- Health Benefits
- 401(k)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training & Professional Development
- Tuition & Professional Certification Reimbursement
- Rewards & Incentives
- Base Salary Range : $105,900.00 to $143,000.00. The range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired.
Final base salary is directly related to each candidates' qualifications and experience uniquely.
Our CultureStronger Together
Our highest responsibility and top priority is compliance, environmental protection and the health, safety and well-being of our guests, the people in the communities we touch and serve, and our shipboard and shoreside employees.
Please visit our site to learn more about our Culture Essentials, Corporate Vision Statement and our Core Values at :
Holland America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Holland America will provide reasonable accommodations with the application process, upon your request, as required to comply with applicable laws.
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