Senior Data Scientist (Operations Research)

AirAsia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

AirAsia’s Data Science Centre of Excellence seeks a Senior Data Scientist (Operations Research) to advance optimization models and prescriptive analytics. You will collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to understand agile business needs and translate them into scalable data-driven solutions.

Ideal candidates hold advanced degrees and have expertise in OR techniques, ML deployment, and cloud-based systems, with a focus on business impact and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Science or related field with strong analytical background.
• Experience with data science toolkits, languages, and visualization.
• Experience with distributed computing and cloud deployment.
• Strong statistical knowledge for business and finance contexts.
• Familiarity with design thinking and agile processes.
• Proficient with G Suite, Git, Jira, Confluence, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Improve models and algorithms to optimize business outcomes.
• Collaborate across functional teams to align with evolving business needs.

Skills

Data science tools

Programming languages

SQL/NoSQL

Distributed computing

Cloud deployment

Design thinking

G Suite

Git

Jira

Confluence

Code versioning

Code reviews

Documentation

Operations Research

Algorithm engineering

Decision intelligence

Python

Go

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Science (Statistics, Management, Cognitive / Psychology, AI, Analytics, Marketing, Design, HCI)

Tools

Cplex

Gurobi

Google OR-Tools

Job description

Job Description Senior Data Scientist (Operations Research)

Are you ready to take off and be part of the Allstar employee? Whether you’re applying for a developer, customer happiness or crew, at AirAsia we act as One AirAsia. If you are hungry to make a difference with one of the most well known low-cost airlines and to work in the dynamic technology hub, this is the job for you. The Data Science Centre of Excellence (CoE) comes under the Digital & Technology Group which is responsible for spearheading digital transformation across AirAsia. The CoE works on business and operations problems across all entities in the AirAsia Group. Key problems we solve include improving revenue and reducing costs through large-scale data federation, predictive and prescriptive analytics, state-of-the-art machine/deep learning, intelligent scheduling and optimization, and other advanced techniques.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Improve models and algorithms to further optimize business outcomes.
• Collaborate and work across functional and multidisciplinary teams in a dynamic environment to develop an understanding of evolving/agile business needs.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• BS/MS/PhD in Science (Statistics, Management, Cognitive / Psychology, AI, Analytics, Marketing, Design, HCI).
• Up to 8 yrs relevant experience beyond first degree.
• Experience with common data science toolkits, programming languages, visualisation tools and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Good applied statistical knowledge with emphasis in business and finance related statistical distributions, statistical testing, modeling, regression analysis, etc.
• Experience with distributed computing platforms and open-source tools and libraries.
• Experience developing and deploying to the cloud.
• Familiar or prone to adopt design thinking methods.
• Able to work under pressure and change, and balance among speed, reliability, interpretability.
• Good working knowledge of productivity tools such as G Suite, Git, Jira, Confluence.
• Experience with code versioning, code review and documentation.
• Experience in one or more of the following specialized areas:

Operations Research

• Familiar with modelling problems as mathematical programming, constraint satisfaction, particle swarm optimization and other appropriate OR methodologies.
• Familiar with tools such as Cplex, Gurobi, Google OR-Tools.

Algorithm Engineering

• Strong ability to implement, improve, and deploy ML and Math models in Golang or Python.
• Conduct systems tests for security, performance, and availability.
• Develop and maintain the design and troubleshooting/error documentation.
• Create cost effective scalable systems and develop innovative algorithm solutions.

Decision intelligence

• Drive decision science aspects as a standard user experience -staff or customer- process (cognitive biases, cross-cultural reasoning, statistical interpretation, human factor impact, algorithmic bias etc.).
• Actively showcase the added value of design thinking, data-driven decisions, agile and user-centric methods.
• Support research (user and markets) and data processes for enhanced decision quality.

What makes an Allstar employee?

You allow yourself to ‘Dare to Dream’ big dreams and seize the day. You ‘Make things Happen’, you like taking efforts and achieve it. Without any effort, no dream will get fulfilled.

AirAsia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

AirAsia Berhad:

Asia’s leading airline was established with the dream of making flying possible for everyone. Since 2001, AirAsia has swiftly broken travel norms around the globe and has risen to become the world’s best. Driven by the Dare to Dream spirit, we pride ourselves in being the region’s largest low-cost carrier, serving 24 countries and over 130 destinations. We're not confined by walls, except when we need to answer the call of nature, so all departments mingle every day. As we embrace new technology to become a digital airline, services like BIG Duty Free, BIG Pay, BIG Loyalty, Touristly, ROKKI and Xcite Inflight Entertainment will be an exciting evolution, placing us ahead of the game.

Are you in? AirAsia is set to take low-cost flying to an all new high with our belief, "Now Everyone Can Fly"