Senior Data Scientist - Operations Research & Optimization

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

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.