Chennai
4 years ago
36 Applied
JOB ID:32612
Job Type
Full Time
Functional Area
Software Development
Industry
Oil/Gas/Power/Energy
Education
Not Specified
Experience Required
3 - 5 Yrs
Key Skills Required
Data Scientist
Other Skills Required
Job Description
This position is part of Finance & Data Operations Data Science team delivering advanced analytics projects for different businesses within Shell. The individual will join a growing global data science organization spanning both on/offshore.
Incumbent is responsible for developing analytical models for projects collaborating with different business stakeholders & other partners and working across a range of technologies and tools.
The ideal candidate has strong background in quantitative skills (like statistics, mathematics, advanced computing, machine learning) and has applied those skills in solving real world problems across different businesses / functions.Purpose -
- Develops analytics models using specialized tools based on the business problem and data available
- Identifies the right set of mode
This position is part of Finance & Data Operations Data Science team delivering advanced analytics projects for different businesses within Shell. The individual will join a growing global data science organization spanning both on/offshore.
Incumbent is responsible for developing analytical models for projects collaborating with different business stakeholders & other partners and working across a range of technologies and tools.
The ideal candidate has strong background in quantitative skills (like statistics, mathematics, advanced computing, machine learning) and has applied those skills in solving real world problems across different businesses / functions.Purpose -
- Develops analytics models using specialized tools based on the business problem and data available
- Identifies the right set of models and develops the right code / package to execute them
- Evaluates the validity of the model (both scientifically as well as from a business perspective)
- Support the Data Science Team Lead in design and execution of analytics projects
- Work with Shell stakeholders and subject matter experts to complete tasks and deliverables on projects
- Working collaboratively across multiple sets of stakeholders – business SMEs, IT, Data teams, Analytics resources, etc. to deliver on project deliverables and tasks
- Identify actionable insights that directly address challenges / opportunities
- Articulate business insights and recommendations (based on model output) to respective stakeholders
- Understanding business KPI's, frameworks and drivers for performance.
- Provide deep business expertise preferably Oil & Gas - Upstream or Downstream businesses. (If these are not available, willing to consider other industries that are similar or related - manufacturing, mining, power generation, etc.)functional expertise in any one or more of the following industry / functional areas
- Manufacturing / Industrial: Equipment Failure prediction, Maintenance Scheduling & Optimization, Inventory optimization, Cost Diagnostics, Energy Management
- Customer / Marketing – pricing analytics, churn prediction, cross-sell / up-sell, Market Basket Analysis, Product Recommendation, Marketing Mix Modeling, Campaign design and effectiveness testing, Network Modeling, Customer segmentation, propensity analysis, customer lifetime value, profitability analysis, Customer experience (incl. voice of customer), CRM, Loyalty program management,
- Supply Chain / Spend: Demand & Supply Forecasting, Spend Analytics, Vendor Scoring, Pricing analysis (buy-side), product substitution analysis, product portfolio optimization, Tail spend analysis, logistics / network / route optimization, Contract Compliance
- Functional Analytics: Order-to-cash, Procure-to-Pay, Record-to-Report, Tax (Direct & Indirect), Financial Risk and Assurance (controls and governance), Master Data Management, Inter-group / Intra-group
Trading & Risk Management: Across Credit & Market Risk - Value at Risk (VAR), Back testing, Stress testing - Proficiency Level: Skill
- Modeling and Technology Skills
- Deep expertise in machine learning techniques (supervised and unsupervised) statistics / mathematics / operations research including (but not limited to):
- Advanced Machine learning techniques: Decision Trees, Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Support Vector Machines, Clustering, Bayesian Networks, Reinforcement Learning, Feature Reduction / engineering,
- Anomaly deduction, Natural Language Processing (incl. Theme deduction, sentiment analysis, Topic Modeling), Natural Language Generation
- Statistics / Mathematics: Data Quality Analysis, Data identification, Hypothesis testing, Univariate / Multivariate Analysis, Cluster Analysis, Classification/PCA, Factor Analysis, Linear Modeling, Logit/Probit Model,
- Affinity & Association, Time Series, DoE, distribution / probability theory
- Typically, each role will look at one of two of the above skills – not all of them
- Strong experience in specialized analytics tools and technologies (including, but not limited to)
- SAS, Python, R, SPSS (preferably two out of 4)
- Spotfire, Tableau, Qlickview
- For Operations Research (AIMS, Cplex, Matlab)
- Awareness of Data Bricks, Apache Spark, Hadoop
- Awareness of Agile / Scrum ways of working
- Identify the right modeling approach(es) for given scenario and articulate why the approach fits
- Assess data availability and modeling feasibility
- Review interpretation of models results
- Evaluate model fit and based on business / function scenario
- Proficiency Level: Skill-to-Mastery
- Special Challenges
- Rapid onboarding on projects, understanding analytics goal and working with ill-defined datasets
- Communicating technical jargon in plain English to colleagues within Data Science team and outside
- Virtual working with network of colleagues located throughout the globe
- Dimensions
- Support design and delivery of analytics projects, within or cutting across upstream and downstream business units in Shell
- 3+ years of relevant experience
- Advanced university degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Economics, Quantitative Finance, OR, etc.
- Good interpersonal communication skills and influencing skills
- Eagerness to learn and ability to work with limited supervision.
Shell is an international energy company with expertise in the exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals. We use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future. We invest in power, including from renewable sources such as wind and solar. We also invest in electric vehicle charging and low-carbon fuels for transport, such as advanced biofuels and hydrogen.
Our operations are divided into our businesses: Integrated Gas and Upstream, and Downstream, Renewables and Energy Solutions. Our Projects & Technology organisation manages the delivery of Shell’s major projects and drives our research and innovation.
Our purpose
Shell’s purpose is to power progress together by providing more and cleaner energy solutions. We believe that rising standards of living for a growing global population are likely to continue to drive demand for energy, including o
... See MoreShell is an international energy company with expertise in the exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals. We use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future. We invest in power, including from renewable sources such as wind and solar. We also invest in electric vehicle charging and low-carbon fuels for transport, such as advanced biofuels and hydrogen.
Our operations are divided into our businesses: Integrated Gas and Upstream, and Downstream, Renewables and Energy Solutions. Our Projects & Technology organisation manages the delivery of Shell’s major projects and drives our research and innovation.
Our purpose
Shell’s purpose is to power progress together by providing more and cleaner energy solutions. We believe that rising standards of living for a growing global population are likely to continue to drive demand for energy, including oil and gas, for years to come. At the same time, the need to tackle climate change means there is a global transition under way to a low-carbon energy system.
Our people
Our people are essential to the successful delivery of the Shell strategy and to sustaining business performance over the long term. Performing competitively in the evolving energy landscape requires competent and empowered people working safely together across Shell. We believe that diverse teams led by inclusive leaders deliver better safety and business performance.
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