Lead Data Scientist — AI, Analytics & Data Platforms

National Grid; Northborough (MA); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid is hiring a Lead Data Scientist - Data, BI & Advanced Analytics in a hybrid role that can be based in Waltham or Northborough, MA. You will lead analytics and data platform development, partnering with stakeholders to drive insights and innovative solutions for energy delivery.

Two focus areas exist—one oriented toward data science and one toward data engineering—both emphasizing data, BI, and EDM platform development across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline.
• 7+ years of Data Science or related experience.
• Machine Learning expertise.
• Python.
• SQL.
• Cloud Computing.
• Database management experience.
• Stakeholder communication skills.
• Master's degree.
• PhD.
• GIS programming.
• Energy industry experience optional.
• Advanced Data Engineering experience.
• Snowflake, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL expertise.
• Azure environment experience.

Responsibilities

• Employ sophisticated analytics, machine learning, and statistical methods for predictive and prescriptive modelling, forecasting, and simulations to solve business problems.
• Lead projects from conception to completion, working with multiple teams of stakeholders directly to understand and address their analytic needs.
• Assist with research, implementation, and delivery of data products that support the work of the New England Electric Business, including data requests and dashboards.
• Develop, manage, and maintain the EDM technology platform, which includes cloud computing assets, database architecture, stored procedures and orchestration jobs, and reporting.
• Assemble small and large individual data sets that meet internal business requirements and are within the overall Electric Data Management (EDM) technology platform.
• Design and implement ETL processes to collect, transform, and store data from various data sources (databases, APIs, FTPs, SharePoint) using a range of technologies depending upon the use case (Azure, SQL, Python).
• Develop tools to automate manual procedures and optimize data and solution delivery for end users.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine Learning

Data Science

Cloud Computing

Database management

Stakeholder communication

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

GIS programming

Tools

Snowflake

Oracle

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Azure

Job description

National Grid is hiring a Lead Data Scientist - Data, BI & Advanced Analytics in a hybrid role that can be based in Waltham or Northborough, MA. You will lead analytics and data platform development, partnering with stakeholders to drive insights and innovative solutions for energy delivery.

Two focus areas exist—one oriented toward data science and one toward data engineering—both emphasizing data, BI, and EDM platform development across the organization.