Remote Decision Scientist: Forecasting & ML

Eliassen Group; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 76,000 - 84,000; Part time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Decision Scientist for a remote contract role to develop forecasting, econometric, and ML solutions that drive audience, viewership, advertising, and revenue decisions.

You will build production-ready models and data pipelines, collaborate with stakeholders to translate analytical needs into scalable solutions, and present findings to business leaders to guide strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Advanced expertise in statistics, forecasting, econometrics, and ML.
• Strong Python and SQL programming skills.
• Experience with production data pipelines and cloud environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Docker, GitHub/GitLab, and relational databases.
• PhD preferred; media or entertainment industry experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain forecasting, statistical, econometric, and ML models.
• Analyze audience, viewership, ad impressions, and demographic data.
• Support revenue management, pricing, and business decisions.
• Build, deploy, and maintain production-ready DS solutions.
• Create and support automated data pipelines and model deployment.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate analytic needs into scalable solutions.
• Present findings to business leaders and clients.

Skills

Python

SQL

Production data pipelines

Cloud environments

CI/CD

Docker

GitHub/GitLab

Relational databases

Time series forecasting

Bayesian statistics

Econometric modeling

Machine learning

Optimization

Simulation

Education

Master's or PhD in Statistics / Econometrics / OR / IE / Math / ML

Tools

Snowflake

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Decision Scientist for a remote contract role to develop forecasting, econometric, and ML solutions that drive audience, viewership, advertising, and revenue decisions.

You will build production-ready models and data pipelines, collaborate with stakeholders to translate analytical needs into scalable solutions, and present findings to business leaders to guide strategic decisions.