Senior Reliability Data Scientist - Predictive Maintenance

Jobtailor; Alabama; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced reliability analytics professional to lead data-driven initiatives across maintenance and operations in Alabama. The role focuses on predictive maintenance, asset performance, and reliability governance to drive measurable improvements.

Ideal candidates bring a decade of experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in reliability or manufacturing analytics.
• Proven ability to develop predictive models and advanced analytics.
• Experience with manufacturing, maintenance, and historian data.
• Experience supporting predictive maintenance and asset performance management.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Experience in chemical, petrochemical, refining, or continuous manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze equipment data to identify reliability risks and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain reliability dashboards and KPIs to support data-driven decisions.
• Conduct reliability studies and failure trend evaluations.
• Provide actionable insights to reliability, maintenance, engineering, and operations teams.
• Support predictive maintenance programs for critical assets.
• Develop asset health monitoring methodologies and predictive indicators.
• Evaluate effectiveness of predictive maintenance technologies.
• Develop predictive analytics and automated alerts for equipment health.
• Use data to identify patterns and performance improvement opportunities.
• Support reliability governance and investment decision reporting.

Skills

Reliability analytics

Predictive models

Advanced analytics

Digital solutions

Data science

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced reliability analytics professional to lead data-driven initiatives across maintenance and operations in Alabama. The role focuses on predictive maintenance, asset performance, and reliability governance to drive measurable improvements.

Ideal candidates bring a decade of experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.