AI Enablement Data Scientist for Transportation

HDR; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 124,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking an Applied Data Scientist – AI Enablement to build internal AI capabilities and remove bottlenecks across HDR’s Transportation Business Group. The role starts internally, develops AI solutions, and matures toward client-facing advisory work using proven internal solutions.

The position emphasizes internal capability development, scalable data pipelines, and collaboration with IT and stakeholders to drive AI adoption and business impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in data engineering, data science, or AI projects.
• Experience with Python and R for data processing and modeling.
• Experience deploying data science solutions in cloud environments (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI solutions addressing internal transportation business needs.
• Build reusable data pipelines and workflows for scalable client delivery.
• Manage full model lifecycle: development, deployment, monitoring, and retraining.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a closely related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Plotly

Job description

HDR is seeking an Applied Data Scientist – AI Enablement to build internal AI capabilities and remove bottlenecks across HDR’s Transportation Business Group. The role starts internally, develops AI solutions, and matures toward client-facing advisory work using proven internal solutions.

The position emphasizes internal capability development, scalable data pipelines, and collaboration with IT and stakeholders to drive AI adoption and business impact.