Data Science Manager (65595)

About us

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes communities and businesses connecting people to the energy they need for their lives. Our expertise and track record position us uniquely to shape the sustainable future of our industry as the pace of change accelerates. To succeed we must anticipate customer needs reduce energy delivery costs and pioneer flexible energy systems. This requires delivering on our promises and seeking opportunities for growth.

In IT and Digital we collaborate closely with the diverse energy businesses within the National Grid group revolutionizing operations through technology. Embracing Agile modern methodologies and Digital mindsets we drive efficiency and bring new capabilities to internal and external customers as we lead the charge towards a carbon-free future.

Our work is critical as National Grid powers millions of homes and businesses in the UK and US and the technology we employ is vital to this task. The successful applicant for this position will play a crucial role in our mission supported by our multicultural customer-centric global team with opportunities for professional development.

National Grid is hiring a Manager of Data Science. This position offers remote flexibility with the requirement that candidates reside in one of the following states: New York (NY) New Jersey (NJ) Massachusetts (MA) Connecticut (CT) Vermont (VT) Rhode Island (RI) Maine (ME) or New Hampshire (NH).

Job Purpose

As a Data Science Manager at National Grid you will lead a team and do hands-on workdeliver projects build AI models code and so on. You will work in a dynamic organization to turn data into actionable intelligence. The variety and complexity of challenges you will solve is second to none but most important is the real world impact your work will have on the lives of millions of National Grid Data Science teams provide insights and conclusions from multiple sources of information in a variety of different formats using analysis techniques that range from simple to advanced. An ability to work cross-functionally and on agile teams is critical and you should have a broad knowledge of:

Statistical & Probabilistic Analyses

Programming/Software Development

Effective Visualization and Presentation

Key Accountabilities

Lead manage and mentor a team of Data Scientists
Employ sophisticated analytics programs machine learning and statistical methods for predictive and prescriptive modeling forecasting and simulations
Discover the best methods of integrating data from several different sources and formats for use in analyses
Project manage efforts both internal to the team and across all of the enterprise: US and UK Gas Electric all Support Functions
Be intellectually curious and enjoy learning we are constantly innovating and exploring

Qualifications

5 years of Data Science experience (utility or energy sector is a plus)
Experience leading a team of Data Scientists
Demonstrated ability to communicate and interact with business stakeholders without supervision
Demonstrated ability to translate technical knowledge into business terms
Fluency in:
Data Science tools and techniques: from statistics to ML to GenAI
Python
SQL
Experience with cloud computing in Linux and Windows environments (Azure is a plus)
Masters degree in a quantitative discipline exceptional candidates considered with Bachelors degree or Masters degree in progress

Preferred Skills and Experience:
Strong background in full lifecycle of Data Science products
Regulated utility experience
Experience with Gen AI and LLM tools
Data Science competition entries (kaggle kdnuggets etc.)
Experimental Design experience
Interactive visualization tools (Power BI is a plus)
GIS knowledge (ArcGIS is a plus)

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