Data Scientist I

Born out of FedEx, a pioneer that ships nearly 20 million packages a day and manages endless threads of information, FedEx Dataworks is an organization rooted in connecting the physical and digital sides of our network to meet today's needs and address tomorrow's challenges. We are creating opportunities for FedEx, our customers, and the world at large by: Exploring and harnessing data to define and solve true problems Removing barriers between data sets to create new avenues of insight Building and iterating on solutions that generate value Acting as a change agent to advance curiosity and performance At FedEx Dataworks, we are making supply chains work smarter for everyone. Position Summary Under full supervision, helps advance Dataworks' broad capabilities to use and deploy cutting edge data science and machine learning tools and methods in Dataworks projects, platforms and products. Anchors current best practices by supporting the design and build of reusable data science assets. Simultaneously works to help keep Dataworks on the bleeding edge by researching and understanding the very latest and most sophisticated methods and tools for grappling with large scale and complex problems. Learns and helps apply descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, prescriptive and ensemble modeling, statistical techniques, and use of database tools and/or other approaches in quantitative analysis of complex business situations. Helps provide recommendations to issues through knowledge of data scientific methods and machine learning / data engineering practices. Works in tandem with data scientists in peer positions. Responsibilities The Data Scientist I plays a pivotal role, focused on supporting data science innovation within Dataworks, helping to define and build the Dataworks organization, and supporting more senior data scientists in the delivery of key business initiatives. S/he acts as a "universal translator" between IT, business, software engineers and data engineers, collaborating with these multi-disciplinary teams. The Data Scientist I will contribute to the adherence of technical standards for data science and machine learning, including the design and construction of reusable data assets. S/he will learn to work with large data sets and solve difficult analytical problems, often applying advanced methods. S/he will support the creation and implementation of solutions from concept to production, using current and emerging technologies to evaluate trends and develop actionable insights and recommendations. Day-to-day, s/he will be involved in code development and the support of small-scale deployments. Understanding at a high-level both the business and technical problems Dataworks aims to solve. Exploring data and crafting models to answer core business problems that may not have a common blueprint Supporting the invention of new approaches and algorithms for tackling data intensive problems. Helping the team scale up from "laptop-scale" to "cluster scale" problems by contributing to efforts to standardize and industrialize solutions. Delivering tangible value rapidly, collaborating with diverse teams of varying backgrounds and disciplines Interacting with peer technologists from the broader enterprise and outside of FedEx (partner ecosystems and customers) to create synergies and identify opportunities for improvement. Following best practices for future reuse in the form of accessible, reusable patterns, templates, and code bases.

Born out of FedEx, a pioneer that ships nearly 20 million packages a day and manages endless threads of information, FedEx Dataworks is an organization rooted in connecting the physical and digital sides of our network to meet today's needs and address tomorrow's challenges.