Remote Senior Data Scientist, Energy Forecasting

Accurant International, LLC.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

FlexEnergi, a subsidiary of Accurant International, is seeking a Data Scientist to lead forecasting and optimization within our DERMS platform. Reporting to the Sr.

Director of Engineering, you will define how quantitative models are built, productionized, and integrated into core functionality for real-world grid environments. This senior individual contributor role drives end-to-end model development, data pipelines, and system interfaces, with a focus on autonomous, robust production

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data science or related fields with real-world forecasting experience.
• Experience building electric load forecasting models and optimization in energy markets.
• Strong background in time-series analysis, regression, and production deployment.
• Proficient in Python and autonomous, trade-off driven development.
• Ability to translate business requirements into quantitative production systems.
• Excellent communication across technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain forecasting and optimization models embedded in core product workflows.
• Model asset behavior, weather impacts, and behind-the-meter resources.
• Translate operational and business requirements into quantitative frameworks and production systems.
• Own the full lifecycle of quantitative systems—from data ingestion to deployment and monitoring.
• Establish best practices for model development, validation, and production reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering to define interfaces and data contracts for robust services.
• Provide technical leadership on quantitative methods across the organization.

Skills

Data science

Forecasting

Optimization

Python

Production deployment

Communication

Job description

FlexEnergi, a subsidiary of Accurant International, is seeking a Data Scientist to lead forecasting and optimization within our DERMS platform. Reporting to the Sr.

Director of Engineering, you will define how quantitative models are built, productionized, and integrated into core functionality for real-world grid environments. This senior individual contributor role drives end-to-end model development, data pipelines, and system interfaces, with a focus on autonomous, robust production