Data Scientist & AI Analytics Lead — Elmira, NY

MaziCTools; United States; Remote; USD 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

United Airlines is seeking highly qualified data analytics professionals to work on AI-driven modeling, large-scale analytics, and strategic business insights. The role requires PhD/ABD level education, advanced statistics, and strong programming capabilities (Python/R/C/C++).

You will translate business needs into analytics projects and present actionable results to stakeholders. Based in Elmira NY with Alaska operations, this full-time position emphasizes rigorous modeling work, collaborative

Qualifications

• Postgraduate education (PhD or ABD) related to analytics or quantitative fields.
• Advanced statistical techniques and quantitative analysis experience.
• Model prototyping using statistical packages and BI tools.
• Experience with SAS, SPSS, or Minitab.
• Programming in C, C++, Java, R, Python or similar.
• Strong communication and client-facing skills.
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration.
• Proficiency with MS Office.
• Successful interview process to verify capabilities.
• Reliability and punctuality are essential.
• Legal authorization to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Fosters methodologies to characterize and solve board-level issues using quantitative analysis, AI, and modeling languages.
• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves complex problems using big data and analytics.
• Applies business process understanding to identify metrics and AI solutions delivering meaningful value.
• Develops insights, models, and provides client support using operations research data.
• Participates in model design and development across multiple initiatives with product teams.
• Escalates scope when analyses exceed time resources, balancing ROI and schedule.
• Plans analytic designs and experiments and defines the boundaries of analyses.
• Collaborates with data science teams to source data and align with business goals.
• Communicates risk and on-time delivery to stakeholders and clients.
• Understands business value and processes before selecting technical solutions.
• Grasps the story behind the numbers and checks for consistency.
• Delivers ongoing analytical support to client organizations and presents results to leaders.
• Contributes to deck content and summarizes findings clearly.
• Creates and presents AI-aligned presentations.
• Speaks effectively to teams and stakeholders at all levels.
• Keeps up with latest data science techniques and analytics developments.
• Note: Ensures compliance with company policies and regulations.

Education

Postgraduate education (PhD or ABD)

Insights or other related quantitative discipline including quantitative research and use of advanced statistical techniques

Coursework or work experience in modeling prototyping using statistical packages

Coursework or work experience in modeling using SAS or SPSS, Minitab and BI tools

Coursework or work experience with C, C++, Java, R, Python or other programming languages

Strong business, technical, verbal/written communication, presentation and sales abilities

Good interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with clients

Proficiency with MS Office

Successful completion of interview to meet job capabilities

Strong, dependable attendance is a fundamental requirement of the role

Legal authorization to work in the US for any employer

Tools

SAS/SPSS/Minitab/BI tools

Programming languages (C/C++/Java/R/Python)

Job description

United Airlines is seeking highly qualified data analytics professionals to work on AI-driven modeling, large-scale analytics, and strategic business insights. The role requires PhD/ABD level education, advanced statistics, and strong programming capabilities (Python/R/C/C++).

You will translate business needs into analytics projects and present actionable results to stakeholders. Based in Elmira NY with Alaska operations, this full-time position emphasizes rigorous modeling work, collaborative