Senior Data Scientist - Fleet Analytics

Hertz; Estero (FL); On-site; USD 94,500 - 115,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rental discount

Paid time off

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Parental leave

Employee assistance

Education reimbursement

Voluntary insurance

Park tickets discount

Gym discounts

Job summary

Hertz in Estero, FL is seeking a senior data scientist to lead end-to-end ML initiatives within the Damage Science Team. You will develop and maintain predictive, descriptive, and prescriptive models to optimize repair routing, parts planning, and decision making across fleets.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners, define problem statements, perform exploratory analysis, engineer features, and deploy models, with a strong emphasis on business impact and clear analytics for senior

Qualifications

• 5 years hands-on experience in a data scientist role (senior level)
• 3+ years of data querying languages (SQL) and scripting languages (Python)
• 3+ years of end-to-end ML model development (statements, EDA, feature eng, deployment)
• Demonstrated experience using ML to drive business impact
• Experience in ML/data science within car rental or technology sectors
• Bachelor or Masters in CS or quantitative discipline such as statistics, math, physics or engineering

Responsibilities

• Formulate strategic and tactical steps for end-to-end model development lifecycle
• Build and maintain descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models to measure performance of new products/services
• Define and implement best practices for analytics, reports, visualizations, and dashboards for technical and non-technical audiences
• Build partnerships across functions to identify use cases and drive value aligned with OKRs
• Operate with owner mindset to drive business impact, including pipeline/analytics support

Skills

Data science

SQL

Python

ML lifecycle

Business impact

Industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in quantitative field

Job description

The Company

Hertz is one of the largest global mobility organizations and is currently undergoing a significant digital transformation. Hertz is committed to becoming an essential component of the modern mobility ecosystem which includes leading in digital-first customer experience, shared mobility and electrification.

The salary range for this position is starting at $105,000; commensurate with experience.

The Role

At Hertz, we are at the forefront of innovation, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to build the best damage management technologies in the transportation industry. We want the brightest AI & ML minds to join our Damage Science Team to help us develop and/or maintain capabilities. Examples of projects the team work on include the below:

• Rationalize Repair Estimates and Invoices with Large Language Models (LLMs): Implement sophisticated LLMs to make intelligent repair routing decisions, ensuring repairs are conducted efficiently and cost-effectively.

• Forecast Repair Needs: Develop models to predict future repair & maintenance needs based on historical data and trends.

• Optimize Decision Making: Create models to determine if we should keep/sell/salvage a vehicle.

• Demand Planning: Forecast customer demand at a given location at a given time.

What You Will Do:

• Formulate the strategic and tactical steps to carry out the model development lifecycle end-to-end (i.e. problem statement definition, exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, model development / tuning, and model implementation).

• Build and maintain descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models to measure the performance of the new products and services

• Define and implement best practices to generate accurate analytics, reports, visualizations, and dashboards to explain results simply and succinctly to technical, non-technical, and senior management

• Build partnerships and work cross-functionally to identify use cases and opportunities to enhance operational efficiency and drive business value through positive impact on OKRs.

• Work with an owner mentality to drive business impact even if that means supporting pipeline creation or decision support analytics.

What We are Looking For:

• 5 years hands-on experience in a data scientist role

• 3+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL) and scripting languages (e.g. Python)

• 3+ years of end-to-end machine learning model development experience (e.g. problem statement definition, exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, model development / tuning, and deployment)

• Demonstrated experience using machine learning to drive a business impact

• Experience in a ML or data scientist role with car rental or technology company.

• Bachelor or Masters degree in Computer Science, or other quantitative discipline such as statistics, mathematics, physics or engineering

What You’ll Get:

• Up to 40% off any standard Hertz Rental

• Paid Time Off

• Medical, Dental & Vision plan options

• Retirement programs, including 401(k) employer matching

• Paid Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program for employees & family

• Educational Reimbursement & Discounts

• Voluntary Insurance Programs - Pet, Legal/Identity Theft, Critical Illness

• Perks & Discounts –Theme Park Tickets, Gym Discounts & more