Assoc Data Scientist

Department:

Our Company Promise

We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.

Job Description:

The People of Southwest Airlines come together to deliver on our Purpose, which is to connect People to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. This Associate Data Scientist helps Southwest deliver on our Purpose on the Data Science & Automation Team, with a particular focus on Southwest’s Integrated Operations Team. They’ll support operational groups such as Network Operations, Ground Operations, and Crew in serving as an entry-level internal consultant, responsible for the application of statistics/math, business acumen, and computer science concepts to collect, organize, analyze, summarize, and interpret data. They’ll develop data science, machine learning, or artificial intelligence products, which generate a competitive advantage for the enterprise by driving actionable insights and decisions in support of descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, or prescriptive business needs. This Associate Data Scientist joins an exciting space, where they’ll be able to develop in their expertise each day.    

Additional Details 

• This DFW-based role is offered as a remote workplace position, which may require travel for trainings, meetings, conferences, etc. Outside of those required visits, the majority of your working time may be spent in an approved remote location within the DFW area. 

• U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.   

We’re committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics. 

Responsibilities

• Works on moderately complex data science, machine learning, traditional artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence or optimization projects, working with stakeholders to understand contextual problems quickly and define, analyze, and deliver solutions based on business objectives

• Applies math, statistics, and/or modeling methods to create solutions which can be utilized in descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics

• Supports the ongoing effectiveness of models in use by stakeholders

• Formulates solutions and communicates results from data analysis and models with some assistance from more experienced Data Scientists

• Supports the ongoing development of analytical IQ by collaborating with and contributing to the Southwest Airlines data science community

• Must be able to meet any physical ability requirements listed on this description

• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of foundational statistics and math concepts

• Knowledge of descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive statistical methods and their differences

• Knowledge of data science project life cycle including engaging stakeholders to define the problem, solution definition, project planning, and executing per plan

• Basic knowledge of, at a broad level, how technology platforms and architectures are applicable to data science

• Skilled in compiling, cleaning, transforming, analysis, and visualization of large-scale data

• Skilled in statistical and scripting programming languag