Data Scientist

KLA Corporation; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

ESPP

Job summary

KLA Corporation in Ann Arbor, MI is seeking a Data Scientist III to join the Business Intelligence team. You will apply advanced analytics, machine learning, and optimization to solve supply chain and business challenges, translate ambiguities into analytical frameworks, and develop decision-support tools.

You will build reusable pipelines in Python/R, collaborate with stakeholders, develop KPIs, monitor deployed models, and help scale analytical solutions across the organization, contributing

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field or proven equivalent experience.
• Strong Python or R skills and SQL proficiency.
• Experience applying ML/optimization to real-world problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop models addressing complex business and supply chain challenges.
• Design optimization and decision-support engines.
• Develop KPIs and performance analytics.
• Build reusable analytical pipelines and deploy models.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Communication

Education

Doctorate

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

Group/Division

The KLA Services team consists of Service Sales, Marketing, Spares Supply Chain Management, Field Operations, Engineering, Product Training, Digital Solutions and Analytics, and Technical Product Support. Our services organization maximizes the value of our customers' KLA assets – with highly trained service and product support engineers providing installation services and 24/7 technical support and parts delivery through our extensive supply chain network.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise. We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Data Scientist III to join our Business Intelligence team. This role will apply advanced analytics, statistical modeling, machine learning, and optimization techniques to solve complex business and supply chain problems and improve data-driven decision-making. The successful candidate will work closely with business and technical stakeholders to translate ambiguous business challenges into analytical frameworks, develop models and decision-support tools, and communicate findings in a way that drives action. The position will also play an important role in the development and analysis of key performance indicators (KPIs), helping the organization better understand the drivers of operational and customer-facing performance. This role is well suited for someone who combines strong statistical and technical capabilities with business curiosity and practical problem-solving skills. The Data Scientist III will have opportunities to work across the analytical lifecycle, from exploratory analysis and experimentation through modeling, optimization, deployment, and ongoing performance monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Advanced Analytics & Data Science
  • Develop statistical and machine learning models to address complex business and supply chain challenges.
  • Apply techniques such as regression, classification, forecasting, simulation, clustering, and other statistical or machine learning methodologies as appropriate to the business problem.
  • Design analytical approaches for problems involving uncertainty, complex relationships, and large or heterogeneous datasets.
  • Evaluate model performance, assumptions, limitations, and business applicability to ensure analytical solutions are both technically sound and practically useful.
  • Perform exploratory and diagnostic analyses to identify trends, relationships, risks, and opportunities within business and operational data.
• Optimization & Decision Science
  • Develop optimization models and decision-support engines that translate business objectives, constraints, and analytical insights into recommended actions.
  • Apply approaches such as mathematical optimization, simulation, statistical modeling, and algorithmic decision-making to supply chain and operational problems.
  • Partner with business stakeholders to define objective functions, constraints, trade‑offs, and measures of success.
  • Evaluate alternative strategies through scenario analysis and quantify their expected operational or business impact.
• KPI Development & Performance Analytics
  • Design, develop, and analyze KPIs and performance measurement frameworks.
  • Partner with stakeholders to translate strategic and operational objectives into measurable indicators.
  • Conduct deeper analysis beyond KPI reporting to identify underlying drivers of performance and opportunities for improvement.
  • Develop analytical methods that improve the organization’s ability to interpret performance and make informed decisions.
• Analytical Solution Development & Deployment
  • Develop reusable analytical pipelines, models, and tools primarily using Python and/or R.
  • Work with technical partners to deploy analytical models and decision-support solutions into scalable business processes and applications.
  • Develop appropriate validation and monitoring approaches to ensure deployed models and analytical solutions continue to perform as intended.
  • Identify opportunities to automate recurring analytical workflows and improve the scalability of the team’s solutions.
  • Leverage modern development practices, including coding agents and AI‑assisted development tools where appropriate, to accelerate analytical development while maintaining solution quality and reliability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree, three (3) years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree, or no (0) years of relevant experience with a Doctorate.
• Strong proficiency in Python, R, or another programming language commonly used for statistical analysis and data science.
• Strong proficiency in SQL for querying, transforming, and analyzing large datasets.
• Demonstrated experience applying statistical modeling, machine learning, optimization, simulation, or other advanced analytical methodologies to real-world problems.
• Strong foundation in statistical reasoning, including the ability to appropriately select, evaluate, and interpret quantitative methods.
• Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous business problems and translate them into rigorous analytical approaches.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex analytical concepts and recommendations to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to independently manage complex analytical projects while collaborating effectively across functional and technical teams.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years; OR equivalent experience.

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Total Rewards Base Pay Range

$90,400.00 - $153,700.00 Annually

Primary Location

USA-MI-Ann Arbor-KLA

KLA’s Total Rewards Package

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• other voluntary benefits
• 401(K) including company matching
• employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
• student debt assistance
• tuition reimbursement program
• development and career growth opportunities and programs
• financial planning benefits
• wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP)
• paid time off
• paid company holidays
• family care and bonding leave

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed.

KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.

Use of AI Statement

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

Equal Opportunity Statement

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [e-mail] or at [phone] to request accommodation. For additional information, view the US Know Your Rights poster on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website. We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us.