Decision Scientist

About the Role & TeamDisney Decision Science and Integration (DDSI) is an analytical Center of Excellence that provides internal consulting services for clients across The Walt Disney Company including Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Corporate Finance.In DDSI, we sit at the intersection of business strategy, advanced analytics, and technology integration to help our partners explore opportunities for analytics, shape business decisions, and drive value.What You Will DoAs a Decision Scientists, you will conduct research and develop decision science models while acting as a consultant to all business units. You will also conduct research on analytical techniques and translate that research into usable and balanced solutions for users. You will perform data collection and data mining, and will build innovative decision science algorithms, tools, and systems.Our Decision Scientists are story tellers! They present science results to business partners and clients who possess various levels of technical expertise.The Decision Scientist will work under the direction of the Sr. Manager, Decision Science.Required Qualifications & Skills

Minimum of 1 year of related work experience.

Must exhibit competence in at least one of the following four analytical fields, inclusive of topics as noted:

Statistics (two or more topics)

Bayesian statistics

Generalized linear models

Mixture models

Nonparametric regression

Structural equation models

Time series (state space models, ARIMA, etc.)

Optimization (at least one topic):

Mixed-integer optimization

Decision analysis or multiple criteria decision making

Nonlinear optimization

Stochastic optimization

Discrete-event simulation and stochastic models

Econometrics (two or more topics):

Generalized method of moments

Instrumental variables

Limited dependent variables

Panel data

Simultaneous equations models

Machine learning (two or more topics):

Boosting

CART

Clustering

Graphical models

Neural networks

Random forests

Reinforcement learning

Support vector machines

Must exhibit competence in at least one computing topic:

General computing (Python, Java, C, C, etc.)

Scientific computing (Julia, MATLAB, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of revenue management context, including resource allocation, pricing, and demand forecasting

Experience using commercial optimization solvers e.g., Gurobi

Familiarity with statistics, econometrics, or machine learning

Experience with SQL

EducationMaster’s or Ph.D. degree in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science and/or equivalent work experience#DISNEYTECHLocation: Lake Buena Vista,FloridaJob Posting Company: The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.