Senior Data Scientist

Emirates Airlines - Other locations; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline company based in Dubai seeks a Senior Data Scientist to work on analytics projects across its portfolio. You'll apply mathematical modeling and machine learning to solve complex business problems, collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have 4-7+ years of experience and an MSc/PhD in relevant fields, along with proficiency in SQL, Python, and machine learning frameworks. Attractive salary and benefits, including travel perks, are provided.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Generous travel benefits

Excellent leave and healthcare package

Transport benefits

Life insurance

Qualifications

• 4-7+ years of experience in the Analytics ecosystem.
• Hands-on experience with data technologies and deep learning frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex business problems into data science projects.
• Develop big data models to solve complex problems.
• Communicate outcomes clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Optimization Framework (Ceplex, FICO, Gurobi, etc.)

SQL

R

Python

Gen AI, LLMs and Agentic AI

Git

Docker

Education

MSc/PhD in data science, operations research, optimization, mathematics, or related

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Tensorflow

Keras

Job description

Job Purpose

At Emirates Group our Analytics Centre of Excellence (ACoE) is a centralized unit that provides data and analytics support to Emirates Group businesses. This allows our businesses to make better decisions by using data and analytics to understand our customers, operations, and markets. The ACoE is an essential part of Emirates Group's digital transformation strategy. The unit is helping Emirates Group to become a more data-driven organization and to make better decisions by using data and analytics.

The role of Senior Data Scientist, will undertake data science projects through the application of mathematical modelling, machine learning, problem structuring and big data analysis to solve complex business problems across the Emirates Group portfolio with a focus on timely delivery and ownership of results. The role will require strong skills in computer science, mathematics, statistics and creative problem solving. Transcend the world of theory, extracting knowledge and insights from data and bringing it to life in the business context. Collaborate successfully with cross functional teams including academic researchers, business stakeholders and information technology teams.

In this role, you will:

• Communicate and collaborate with key stakeholders to translate complex business problems into data science projects. Work with the team leads to assess the validity of the solutions and the excepted business value.
• Derive business insight from large, structured, semi-structured and unstructured, data sets and work with business stakeholders to deploy insights derived from this analysis to extract commercial value.
• Develop, formulate and execute big data models to solve complex business problems. Research, design, implement and validate cutting-edge algorithms to achieve targeted business outcomes using mathematical models, machine learning, operational research theories and dynamic simulations.
• Build prescriptive models to identify multi-dimensional trends and patterns to understand our customers, optimise revenue and demand management plus drive efficiencies across the operational environment including aircraft operations, engineering, workforce management and catering.
• Work with cross-functional team members, combining computer science and mathematics, to identify and inject high-value actionable insights into business processes at their point of highest impact. Work in quick iterations, using the techniques and algorithms best suited for solving the challenging problems of the aviation business.
• Develop and recommend enhancements to existing tools with the goal of advancing the data science capabilities of the organisation. Perform validation and testing of models to ensure adequacy and reformulate models as necessary.
• Clearly document and communicate the outcomes of the data science initiatives and make sure that the insights and findings can be clearly understood by business stakeholders and translated into actions.
• Inspire and promote the adoption of advanced analytics and data science across the entirety of our organization and provide expertise on mathematical concepts for the broader applied analytics team.
• Guide junior team members on data analysis, visualization and lead the development of tools, models and documentation.
• Support sprint/work design and planning.

Qualifications

• Qualifications: MSc/PhD in a relevant field such as data science, operations research, optimization, mathematics, science, data mining, artificial intelligence, applied statistics or economics.
• Experience: 4-7+ years of experience in the Analytics ecosystem and hands on the following: data technologies (Spark and Hadoop ecosystem) and deep learning frameworks (Tensorflow, Keras, etc.)

Knowledge & Skills

• Optimization Framework (Ceplex, FICO, Gurobi, etc.)
• Experience with: SQL, R, Python.
• Experience with: Gen AI, LLMs and Agentic AI.
• Code repositories and containers based frameworks e.g. Git and Docker.
• Experience working with DevOps & Engineering teams to integrate the development code for models, workflows, libraries & packages into automation processes.
• Experience building libraries and packages to be re-used by others and DS Solutions for production usage.
• Team player with a problem solving attitude.
• Experience of delivering advanced analytical projects to large, complex organisations in a multi-functional environment.
• Able to challenge and review the quality and value generated from analytical output.
• Focus on driving business value for business clients to support long term relationships. Ability to grow teams, ensuring the culture and strategy gets followed by the new hires.

At Emirates, we're committed to providing our employees with opportunities to grow and develop in their careers. So if you're looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, apply today and join our team!

Salary & benefits

Join us in a management role and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary. On top of our generous travel benefits, including discounted flights and hotel stays around the world, this managerial role also has an excellent leave and healthcare package. That’s on top of transport benefits, life insurance and more. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers