Remote Decision Scientist — Forecasting & ML

Eliassen Group; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Remote; USD 157,597,000 - 177,311,000; Part time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Decision Scientist for a remote, contract role to develop forecasting, statistical, econometric, and ML solutions that drive audience, viewership, advertising, and revenue management decisions. You will build production-ready models and data pipelines, partnering with stakeholders to translate analytical needs into scalable solutions, and present findings to business leaders.

The position emphasizes strong Python/SQL programming, production data pipelines, cloud

Qualifications

• Advanced expertise in statistics, forecasting, econometrics, and ML.
• Strong Python and SQL programming skills.
• Experience with production data pipelines, cloud environments, CI/CD, Docker, GitHub or GitLab, and relational databases.
• Knowledge of time series forecasting, Bayesian statistics, GLMs, econometric modeling, ML algorithms, optimization, and simulation.
• Preferred: PhD, Snowflake, media/entertainment experience, audience/viewer forecasting, advertising analytics, revenue pricing analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain forecasting, statistical, econometric, and machine learning models.
• Analyze audience, viewership, advertising impressions, and demographic performance data.
• Support revenue management, pricing, and business decision-making initiatives across businesses.
• Build, deploy, and maintain production-ready data science solutions.
• Create and support automated data pipelines and model deployment processes.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate analytical needs into scalable solutions.
• Present findings and recommendations to business leaders and clients.

Skills

Python

SQL

Time series forecasting

Bayesian statistics

Generalized linear models

Econometric modeling

Machine learning algorithms

Optimization

Simulation

Education

Master's or PhD in Statistics, Econometrics, OR, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Machine Learning

Tools

Docker

GitHub

GitLab

CI/CD

Snowflake

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Decision Scientist for a remote, contract role to develop forecasting, statistical, econometric, and ML solutions that drive audience, viewership, advertising, and revenue management decisions. You will build production-ready models and data pipelines, partnering with stakeholders to translate analytical needs into scalable solutions, and present findings to business leaders.

The position emphasizes strong Python/SQL programming, production data pipelines, cloud