Senior Data Scientist, Drilling Analytics & AI

Patterson-UTI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Patterson-UTI is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to own analytics projects from stakeholder discussions to presentation, mentoring junior staff, and occasionally visiting rigs to validate technology. You will work with Python and time-series data to deliver actionable insights, communicating complex methods to non-technical audiences and driving real-world drilling improvements.

The role is an applied research position reporting to the Senior Manager, Data Science, with opportunities to lead

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science or related field.
• 5 years of experience applying data science techniques to industrial operational data.
• 3 years of Python for data analysis and visualization (Jupyter Notebooks, Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib).
• 3 years of experience using scikit-learn or equivalent.
• 3 years of experience analyzing time series data.
• 3 years of experience using SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• 1 year of experience using Git for code management.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and coach other data scientists and analysts.
• Execute multiple analytics projects from start to finish as an individual contributor.
• Visit rigs to gain deeper understanding of drilling operations.
• Maintain standards on code quality and code management.
• Communicate results to stakeholders and drive business value.
• Develop and improve data analytics applications and visualizations.

Skills

Python

Time-series analysis

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Rig testing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jupyter Notebooks

Pandas

Numpy

Matplotlib

scikit-learn

SQL

Git

Job description

Patterson-UTI is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to own analytics projects from stakeholder discussions to presentation, mentoring junior staff, and occasionally visiting rigs to validate technology. You will work with Python and time-series data to deliver actionable insights, communicating complex methods to non-technical audiences and driving real-world drilling improvements.

The role is an applied research position reporting to the Senior Manager, Data Science, with opportunities to lead