10967 IT Data Scientist Principal I

Requisition: 83755
 
PSEG Company: PSEG Services Corp.
 
Salary Range: $ 107,600 - $ 170,300
 
Work Location Category: Hybrid Flexible
 
We’re one of the country’s largest energy companies, with a vision of powering a future where people use energy more efficiently and it’s safer and delivered more reliably than ever. We’re also deeply connected to the communities we serve, with more than 13,000 employees working together to support our customers and make a difference every day.
Here, you’ll have the stability and exciting opportunities that come with being a Fortune 500 company — along with a supportive, friendly work environment where your contributions are valued.

We know life isn’t one-size-fits-all, and neither is work. That’s why we offer flexible work options depending on the role.
In support of this model, roles have been categorized into one of three work location categories:
1. Onsite – roles where employees are expected to be onsite daily.
2. Hybrid fixed – roles that are a mix of remote work and onsite work fixed days each week 
3. Hybrid flexible – roles that are a mix of remote work and onsite work, but the onsite requirements have greater flexibility. (i.e. 5-8 days a month vs. set days each week).

As an employee, if you are regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week, you will have access to a wide range of comprehensive benefits from day one, designed to support your total well-being: medical, dental, vision, parental leave and family leave programs, behavioral health programs, 401(k) with company match, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and generous paid time off.

More than 13,000 people already call PSEG their work home, taking pride in providing safe, reliable service to millions of customers. If you’re looking for a place where you can build a meaningful career and help power and support our communities, we’d love to welcome you to the team.

PSEG is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

Job Summary

The Principal IT Data Scientist leads the design and delivery of data‑driven solutions by leveraging large datasets, advanced analytics and reporting, and machine learning. The role works closely with business stakeholders to understand challenges and objectives, framing analytical approaches that translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that support decision‑making.

Job Responsibilities

• Engage with internal clients to understand business needs, refine requirements, and translate them into clear analytic deliverables.
• Work with employees throughout the company to assist them in the design, creation, publishing, update and maintenance of business intelligence reports (e.g. in Power BI or Tableau) or other data analysis tools.
• Assistance to client may cover data Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL), data model creation, calculations (e.g. Power BI DAX), report creation, and publishing
• Design and implement advanced statistical, machine learning, and AI‑enabled models that address complex business problems.
• Communicate technical findings in clear, actionable terms suited to non technical audiences.
• Guide data wrangling, feature engineering, and data enrichment efforts to improve model performance.
• Lead junior data scientists and analysts, promoting best practices in modeling, testing, and deployment.
• Assist as needed with governance of data, analytics, automation and AI.

Job Specific Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in computer science, data science, information science or related field.
• 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Power BI and/or other data visualization software.
• Strong knowledge of data mining techniques, data modeling, and statistical analysis.
• Experience using query languages (SQL) and developing and maintaining ETL workflows (e.g. SSIS).
• Ability to use AWS services to deploy scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions.
• Proficiency in Python for analytics and model development.
• Must be detailed oriented and have experience working with large data sets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate highly technical concepts in a cl