Associate Data Scientist

HollandAmerica Line has been exploring the world since 1873. Our ships offer innovative features and enriching experiences focused on destination exploration and personalized travel inviting guests to savor the journey.

The Associate Data Scientist will play a hands-on role in supporting the ongoing development enhancement and adoption of YODAthe proprietary yield optimization and demand analytics platform built and owned by the data science teams across Carnival Corporation. You will work closely with the Revenue Management (RM) teams across Holland America Line and Seabourn ensuring YODAs models and analytics are accurate accessible and actionable for end users. Your work will help RM teams make better data-driven decisions and maximize net revenue and profitability.

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Responsibilities:

• Serve as a primary point of contact for RM teams providing day-to-day support troubleshooting and guidance on YODAs features and outputs.

• Scope and Develop models as appropriate to support day-to-day pricing and inventory decisions and operations. Help interpret model outputs and analytics for non-technical stakeholders supporting improved price and inventory decisions.

• Gather feedback from end users translate business questions into analytical tasks and ensure YODAs tools are well understood and effectively adopted.

• Assist in building validating and updating forecasting and optimization models within YODA including price elasticity booking materialization cancellation/retention constraining and segmentation models. Communicate model updates and implications clearly to RM teams ensuring transparency and trust in the analytics.

• Work closely with the Revenue Science Manager BI and ML Ops teams to feed advanced analytics into YODA and associated reporting/alerting systems.

• Recommend and help implement enhancements to YODAs toolset and functionality based on user feedback and business needs.

• Own YODA release testing for the brands ensuring all models and changes applied work for the RM teams.

• Maintain clear user-friendly documentation and training materials for YODA.

• Support the onboarding and upskilling of RM team members helping them build confidence and proficiency in using advanced analytics tools.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Scope: Supports the ongoing development enhancement and user adoption of the YODA revenue management analytics platform working directly with Revenue Management teams across Holland America Line and Seabourn to ensure all models and tools are accurate accessible and actionable.

• Problem solving: Translates business questions and operational challenges from RM teams into analytical tasks troubleshooting model outputs and adapting forecasting and optimization approaches to meet evolving commercial needs.

• Impact: Enables data-driven timely and profitable pricing and inventory decisions by ensuring YODA delivers reliable forecasts and insights directly supporting the commercial success of both brands. The Junior Data Scientist will materially improve the accuracy and adoption levels of YODA and work with the Revenue Science Manager to ensure YODA continues to develop to meet the evolving needs of the brands

• Leadership: Demonstrates initiative by proactively engaging with end users sharing knowledge and helping to build analytical capability within the RM teams through clear communication training and collaborative problem solving.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Mathematics Statistics Operations Research Data Science or a related numeric discipline.

• Experience (internship or 02 years) in a data science analytics or quantitative modeling role (travel or revenue management industry experience a plus).

• Technical proficiency in Python or R and SQL/relational databases.

• Familiarity with forecasting optimization and statistical modeling techniques.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences.

• Professionalism reliability and a collaborative approach to teamwork

• At least 2 years experience in a data scientist role preferably within the travel industry

• Experience within Revenue Management

• Experience in Systems development a plus with technical expertise in R or Python and SQL / relational databases

Travel: No or very little travel likely

Work Conditions: Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.

Physical Demands: Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.

This position is classified as in-office. As an in-office role it requires employees to work from Holland Americas office in Seattle Monday through Thursday each week.

What You Can Expect

• Cruise and Travel Privileges for You and Your Family
• Health Benefits
• 401(k)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training & Professional Development
• Tuition & Professional Certification Reimbursement
• BaseHourlyRange: $28.46 to $ range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be salary isdirectly relatedto eachcandidatesqualifications and experience uniquely.

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