Graduate Decision Scientist: Forecasting & Optimization

The Walt Disney Company; Lake Buena Vista (FL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Florida housing options

Benefits package including medical/fin

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Graduate Associate in the Disney Decision Science and Integration (DDSI) team at Lake Buena Vista, FL. You will craft mathematical models to guide data-driven decisions across several business lines and help validate forecasting and optimization outputs.

You will collect, clean, and analyze data; apply techniques in forecasting, ML, and optimization; and support reporting for analytics systems used by business units across Disney.

Qualifications

• Strategic problem-solving & analytical skills.
• Proficiency in forecasting, ML, NLP, Bayesian stats or related areas.
• Experience with statistical modeling software (R, Python, SAS) or mathematical programming software (CPLEX, Gurobi, Xpress, Google OR, COIN-OR, SAS/OR).
• Proficient in at least one programming language: R, Python, SAS, Java, Julia, C++, MATLAB.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to learn new science, software, and tools.
• Experience gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data and reporting results.
• Proficiency with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Modeling and analyzing revenue management, pricing, marketing, and other business analytics applications.
• Supporting the analysis and validation of forecasting and optimization models.
• Performing data collection, cleaning, validation, and reporting for analytics systems.

Skills

Forecasting

ML algorithms

NLP

Bayesian statistics

Optimization methods

Statistical software

Programming languages

Excel/Office

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Education

Graduate student in Statistics/OR/IE/Math/Economics

Tools

CPLEX

Gurobi

Xpress

Google OR

COIN-OR

SAS/OR

Job description

The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Graduate Associate in the Disney Decision Science and Integration (DDSI) team at Lake Buena Vista, FL. You will craft mathematical models to guide data-driven decisions across several business lines and help validate forecasting and optimization outputs.

You will collect, clean, and analyze data; apply techniques in forecasting, ML, and optimization; and support reporting for analytics systems used by business units across Disney.