FedEx

Technical Specialist/Advisor - Data & AI

FedEx$85K — $217K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline required; related experience may substitute for degree.
  • Five years' experience in quantitative analysis, operations analysis, or predictive analytics; seven years preferred for advisor role.
  • Expertise in statistical modeling and the use of advanced analytical tools and database software.
  • Proven leadership skills with the ability to mentor junior staff and lead cross-functional teams.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to present complex information clearly.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of quantitative models to solve complex business problems.
  • Create and implement end-to-end solutions from concept to production and communicate results effectively.
  • Guide collection, analysis, and interpretation of business data to derive actionable insights.
  • Design and implement reporting dashboards that track key business metrics.
  • Collaborate with IT and stakeholders to adopt new data tools and methodologies for business improvement.
  • Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis on large data sets to identify trends and predictive insights.
  • Act as a primary author and presenter on industry topics related to data science.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs.
  • Opportunity for hybrid work arrangement with required on-site presence.
  • Access to comprehensive benefits package.
  • Professional development opportunities, including mentoring and leadership roles.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Sr Data Scientist

Provides expertise and leadership at the enterprise level related to vast quantities of data (including disparate data), enterprise analytics, statistical modeling and initiatives. Leads staff in descriptive, predictive, prescriptive and ensemble modeling, advanced statistical techniques, use of database tools and/or other approaches in quantitative analysis of complex business situations.

Essential Functions
  • Creates and executes solutions form initial concept to fully tested production and communicates results to a broad range of audiences.
  • Advanced use of current and emerging technologies to evaluate trends and develop actionable insights and recommendations to management, via understanding of the business model and the information available for analysis.
  • Uses data, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and high complexity predictive modeling and fact-based management to drive decision making.
  • Mentors less senior staff. Leads cross functional teams. Routinely work on multiple highly complex assignments.
  • Provides consultation to senior leadership on a normal basis.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, applied mathematics, data analytics, statistics or related quantitative field. Related experience may offset degree requirements and related education/degree may offset experience requirements.

Minimum Experience: Five years' work experience in measurement and analysis, quantitative business problem solving, operations analysis, marketing analysis, simulation and/or predictive analytics.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Superior analytical skills with diverse analytics and statistical software and applications.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, written and oral communication skills.
  • Proven leadership skills.


Data Scientist Advisor

Provides expert leadership at the enterprise level related to vast quantities of data (including disparate data), enterprise analytics, statistical modeling, and initiatives and works on the leading edge of technology, tools, and methodology to ensure that FedEx is a leader in Business Intelligence. Leads lower level Data Scientists in descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, prescriptive and ensemble modeling, advanced statistical techniques, use of database tools and/or other approaches in quantitative analysis of complex business situations. Creates and implements solutions from initial concept to fully tested production and communicates results to a broad range of audiences. Expert in the use of all data types, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and high- complexity predictive modeling and fact-based management to drive decision making. Leads cross functional projects and programs. Routinely works on multiple highly complex assignments concurrently.

Essential Functions
  • Performs both qualitative analysis (e.g., content analysis, phenomenology, hypothesis testing, network analysis, sentiment analysis, and classification) and quantitative analysis (e.g., clustering regression, pattern recognition, descriptive and inferential statistics) on large data sets to understand trends and relationships between variables to gain predictive insights and drive business results.
  • Designs and implements experiments to answer targeted questions, solve known issues and suggest/influence the direction of the business by effectively communicating with business partners and functional leaders to understand and prioritize key business challenges.
  • Guides others in the collection of new data, refinement strategy, researches, tests, recommends, and implements improvements in the tools and techniques used by FedEx to manage and access data and information.
  • Prioritizes problems so that the team works on the most valuable cases; leads investigations into multiple streams of data to solve complex business problems.
  • Designs and implements reporting dashboards that track and visually communicate key business metrics and provide actionable insights.
  • Identifies internal and external information sources, builds strong working relationships with subject matter experts and leadership within FedEx and the external marketplace.
  • Act as primary author of whitepapers and will present various industry topics as it relates to Data Science at conferences.
  • Collaborates with IT departments and communicates changes in industry trends and techniques to ensure the team is current with tools, knowledge and methods.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.


Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline required. A Master's degree in a related field may off set two years of the required experience. Related experience may offset degree requirements and related education/degree may offset experience requirements.

Minimum Experience: Seven (7) years experience required in solving analytics problems through the application of data science techniques or work experience in measurement and analysis, quantitative business problem solving, solutions implementation, operations analysis, marketing analysis, simulation development and/or predictive analytics.

Experience should include using most of the following:
  • Machine Learning Frameworks: SKLearn, XGBoost, TensorFlow, PyTorch, MLlib, and other core ML frameworks.
  • Programming Languages: Python, Scala, R, C++, Java, and other modern languages.
  • Data Tools and Frameworks: MLFlow, Databricks, Spark, Kafka, Hive, Hadoop, and others.
  • Cloud Environments: Azure, AWS, etc.
  • SQL (Structured Query Language).
  • ETL (Extract-Transform-Load) concepts, query performance tuning and testing.
  • Visualization tools such as Tableau, Spotfire, and Power BI.


Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Demonstrated superior analytical skills with diverse analytics, data types and statistical software and applications.
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills, written, and oral communication skill. Proven leadership skills.
  • Ability to design mathematical algorithms that employ predictive and machine learning models.
  • Ability to understand how new tools/methodology can be implemented to solve business problems.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical journals, reports, and related documents.
  • Ability to effectively present information to management, end users, co-workers, or vendors.
  • Ability to perform complex tasks with limited direction.
  • Proficient with MS office applications.


Work Locations:

The prefer locations for this position are hybrid in Memphis, TN, Pittsburgh, PA, or Plano, TX and candidates must live within a 50-mile radius. Employees will be required to work at a FedEx office location up to several times per week.
However, we will consider candidates based elsewhere within the United States (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories). Candidates residing within 50 miles of a FedEx campus will be required to work on-site at a FedEx location several times per week.

Relocation: Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs.

Minimum Education
Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, applied mathematics, data analytics, statistics or related quantitative field. Related experience may offset degree requirements and related education/degree may offset experience requirements.

Minimum Experience
Five years' work experience in measurement and analysis, quantitative business problem solving, operations analysis, marketing analysis, simulation and/or predictive analytics.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Superior analytical skills with diverse analytics and statistical software and applications. Excellent interpersonal skills, written and oral communication skills. Proven leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Pay Transparency:

Pay: USA: $7,094.23/mo - $18,149.85/mo FEC E27 and FEC E28

Additional Details:

Pay Transparency:
The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the ranges for each level in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. In California, the compensation listed reflects the range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position upon hire. In New Jersey, any compensable Security and Walk time will be paid to non-exempt/hourly employees at the state minimum wage.

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Size
228,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.4 billion
Founded
1973
5 Year Trend
+9.2%
Revenue
$74.7 billion
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