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We help utilities target and serve their customers more effectively, enhance and optimize their grid, and leverage operating best practices and technologies to manage their business more effectively. Headquartered in Texas, we have 450+ employees across the US and Canada. Learn more at www.esource.com\nAs a Data Scientist III, you’ll join E Source’s team, collaborating on data science projects with utility domain experts, software engineers, and machine learning engineers. You’ll work on projects like customer energy usage modeling across time and weather conditions, detecting usage of grid-impacting customer end uses, and estimating the impacts of utility-managed programs and services, with models built for integration into the production software that serves our utility clients. This role is ideal for a self-starter who thrives in team-based, collaborative projects from conception to end-user handoff, and who can simplify complex analyses into concepts that are clear to management and operations stakeholders.\nIn this role, you will:\nContribute to translating a scope of work into technical tasks for project team assignments using Jira issues\n\nExplore data and evaluate its sufficiency to perform data science tasks\n\nCreatively distill insights from data exploration and modeling to make our work products meaningful and actionable for clients\n\nDevelop statistical and machine learning models and validate model performance\n\nCollaborate on the development and maintenance of data science pipelines for repeated execution\n\nManage code repositories and conduct code reviews\n\nCommunicate with clients, internal or external, throughout the data science project lifecycle\n\nIdentify data sources that can facilitate data science solutions to utility industry problems\n\nYou’re likely a great fit if you:\nAre a self-starter who thrives in team-based, collaborative projects from conception to end-user handoff\n\nProvide an excellent customer experience throughout a project’s lifecycle\n\nCan simplify complex analyses into concepts that are clear to management and operations stakeholders\n\nCommunicate and present clearly and confidently\n\nAnd even better if you:\nHave experience using Databricks, particularly with PySpark\n\nHave professional experience in the utility or energy sector\n\nAre familiar with customer and distribution grid data models\n\nAre familiar with cloud environments, specifically AWS and Azure\n\nExperience and Skills to Qualify Include:\nMaster’s degree or PhD in a technical field such as statistics, economics, mathematics, or electrical engineering\n\nProficiency in R or Python (fluency in both preferred)\n\nExperience applying data science methods to proof-of-concept and operational support projects in a professional environment\n\nStrong understanding of a variety of statistical and machine learning model families.\nExamples may include generalized linear models, time series approaches, penalized regression models, tree-based ensemble models, neural network models, and natural language processing techniques\n\nAt E Source, you’ll work alongside people who are thoughtful, curious, and deeply knowledgeable about utility and energy systems. We value clarity over jargon, substance over flash, and collaboration over ego. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and help shape a company that plays a real role in how the energy future unfolds.\nWhat you can expect\nExcellent insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision plans; company-paid life insurance; company-paid long- and short-term disability insurance; medical and dependent-care flexible spending plans, and paid parental leave.\n\nA flexible time off (FTO) policy that provides paid time away from work, approved by your manager, while ensuring business needs, workload commitments, and appropriate coverage are maintained.\n\nA 401(k) plan with a 3% employer match.\n\nThe budgeted salary for this position is $100,000-$137,000 USD + annual bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience.\nThis role will be 100% remote, with infrequent travel (generally 1-2 times per year).\nApplicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US or Canada. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas or Labour Market Impact Assessments (Cdn) at this time.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.\nEmployees of E Source are encouraged to apply. To foster a positive work environment and company culture, we support our employees in their career growth at E Source. If you are interested in similar job opportunities in the future, visit the E Source careers page for a listing of all open positions and contact Human Resources.\nWe contact applicants directly via email using only our designated company email addresses with the domain of @ esource.com. 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