Senior Data Scientist — Predictive Analytics for Operations

Canadian Pacific Railway; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 121,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Soo Line Railroad Company in Kansas City seeks a Senior Specialist, Data Science to develop advanced ML models and scalable data pipelines for large-scale operational datasets. You will analyze data, build predictive models for maintenance and capacity, and collaborate with engineering to deploy, monitor, and govern analytics solutions.

The role requires strong SQL/Python skills, 3–5 years of experience in analytics, and the ability to communicate insights to technical and non-technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related field with 5 years of professional data analysis/engineering experience.
• Master’s degree or U.S. equivalent in similar fields with 3 years of professional experience in data analysis/engineering acceptable in lieu of the degree.
• 3 years of experience with SQL data analysis, profiling, validation, and extracting actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement advanced statistical and ML models for large-scale operational data.
• Design scalable data pipelines and feature engineering for model deployment.
• Perform exploratory data analysis and apply statistical techniques to identify patterns and trends.
• Develop predictive models for demand forecasting, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and optimization.
• Evaluate model performance and refine for accuracy and robustness.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy and monitor models in production.
• Analyze data using Python/SQL and leverage ML libraries.
• Translate business problems into analytics frameworks and communicate insights.
• Maintain documentation for data models and analytics processes.
• Create data visualizations and analytical reports communicating outputs and KPIs.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine Learning

Statistics

Data Analysis

Data Visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/IT/Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

ETL

Big Data

Job description

Soo Line Railroad Company in Kansas City seeks a Senior Specialist, Data Science to develop advanced ML models and scalable data pipelines for large-scale operational datasets. You will analyze data, build predictive models for maintenance and capacity, and collaborate with engineering to deploy, monitor, and govern analytics solutions.

The role requires strong SQL/Python skills, 3–5 years of experience in analytics, and the ability to communicate insights to technical and non-technical