FLEX Senior Manager, Operations Research Scientist

This is a temporary position.

Applies advanced computational techniques in the development of business solutions to data-intensive problems in the hospitality industry. This rewarding position provides a career as part of a team that makes a direct revenue impact on Marriott hotels globally by providing tools that facilitate data-driven decision making in the disciplines of pricing revenue management sales and reservations. Works as part of a team supporting revenue-impacting data analysis and modeling applications provides pricing and statistical modeling and technical expertise; performs undirected research on large volumes of data to reach business conclusions and recommendations; contributes complex programming and analysis in revenue management and sales systems; analyzes data and builds innovative models to deliver business solutions; functions as a subject matter expert in all phases of the project lifecycle inception prototyping design testing rollout and support. The Operations Research team seeks a flexible candidate with a willingness to learn that brings unique perspectives to enable creative data-driven solutions to the challenges at Marriott.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required:

Graduate degree in a rigorous quantitative technical or scientific subject including Operations Research Statistics Mathematics Data Science Data Engineering Computer Science or Engineering. Bachelors degree 5 years experience in the field can be substituted for the advanced degree requirement

2 years industry or research experience; applying analytical and programming skills with data-intensive complex modeling or systems development problems. Experience designing or supporting analytical systems focusing on model quality and code efficiency

Software engineering skills (e.g. distributed computing object-oriented development data cleansing algorithms and data structures) with 2 years development experience

Knowledge and experience coding with Python (pandas / Numpy / SciPy) Java or C/C SQL at an advanced level with an understanding of complexity theory

An inherent curiosity in researching and developing solutions to complex and often open-ended business problems

An ability to explain and present mathematical concepts and results to technical and non-technical audiences

Strong communications skills and ability to work within a team

Knowledge of relational databases

Preferred:

Experience performing predictive modeling forecasting or statistical analysis on large scale datasets.

Experience with Big Data platforms (i.e. Hadoop)

Experience with Machine learning tools and techniques (e.g. k-nearest neighbors random forests ensemble methods etc.)

Experience in developing analytic driven solutions to business problems

Understands complex discrete data sets with subtle underlying biases

Experience with linear mixed integer non-linear or dynamic programming models and familiarity with optimization software (CPLEX Gurobi).

Readiness to debug existing codes to identify source of reported application issues

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Technical Leadership

Trains and/or mentors other team members and peers as appropriate

Provides leadership on solution structure tasks timeline and estimates for revenue management deliverables

Partners with planning teams to articulate possible solutions to business problems and to develop requirements for new models

Delivering Technology

Formulates methods for measuring the effectiveness of pricing and revenue management activities.

Prepares detailed specifications for translation of complex business processes into models and prototypes

Develops and implements efficient scalable algorithms using appropriate technologies/software/architectures

Writes software and utility software tools to create and test new models

Assists the Application Delivery teams in support of operations

Assists the Application Delivery team in the maintenance of existing models

Provides work/cost estimates for client requests

Prepares documentation for client review.

Conducts reviews discusses findings risks and challenges and establishes courses of action

IT Governance

Follows all defined iT standards and processes and provides input for improvements to the appropriate process owners as needed

Maintains a proper balance between business and operational risk

Follows the defined project management standards and processes

Service Provider Management

To the extent that this role interacts with service providers:

Validates that Service Providers develop and manage respective aspects of a project plan including schedules deliverables and appropriate metrics.

Makes short term plans for the team to effectively utilize resources

Monitors Service Provider outcomes

Reviews estimates of work effort for client project provided by Service Providers for accuracy

Facilitates timely resolution of service delivery problems and minimizes the impact to clients

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