Junior Data Scientist — AI-Driven Analytics & Insights

Aramark; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark Sports & Entertainment is seeking a data scientist to turn consumer and operational data into insights for Philadelphia venues. You will analyze purchasing, dining and labor data to uncover customer segments and efficiency opportunities, then build scalable data pipelines and AI-powered applications.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in analytics, strong Python or R and SQL skills, and a solid foundation in statistics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, CS, Data Science or related field; equivalent practical experience considered.
• 1–3 years in analytical or data science roles with Python or R.
• Proficiency in SQL for data querying and analysis.
• Experience with data science workflows: cleaning, feature engineering, modeling.
• Strong statistics and experimental design knowledge.
• Excellent communication to present findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Masters degree preferred; experience with Power BI, Streamlit or RShiny is a plus.
• Familiarity with Snowflake and Git is beneficial; AI agent workflows are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze consumer behavior across Philadelphia venues using purchasing and dining data to identify meaningful segments.
• Interpret operational performance by combining labor, POS, and inventory data and recommend efficiency improvements.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses and define success metrics with cross-functional partners.
• Support automated reporting workflows sharing KPIs with Philadelphia-area stakeholders.
• Develop scalable data pipelines using Python, R, and SQL to improve access and analytics delivery.
• Assist in developing AI-powered applications and agentic workflows to automate tasks and provide recommendations.
• Perform machine learning experiments and model evaluation under the Senior Manager of Data Science.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Statistics

Data Visualization

Communication

Time management

Problem solving

AI/ML concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Power BI

Streamlit

RShiny

Snowflake

Git

Job description

Aramark Sports & Entertainment is seeking a data scientist to turn consumer and operational data into insights for Philadelphia venues. You will analyze purchasing, dining and labor data to uncover customer segments and efficiency opportunities, then build scalable data pipelines and AI-powered applications.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in analytics, strong Python or R and SQL skills, and a solid foundation in statistics.