Position Summary
As a Data Scientist at Oncor, you'll leverage very large data sets to support Oncor Operations and Maintenance departments in their continuous effort to improve safety, increase reliability and provide better service to the 10 million customers in the Oncor service territory. To accomplish the desired results, you'll utilize data sets such as operational data from the bulk power grid, outage event information, data from 3.8 million meters and asset information. The role may also use data external to Oncor such as weather, regulatory and demographic data.
You'll utilize effective organizational skills along with knowledge of relational and time series databases to evaluate various advanced modeling techniques, build/maintain appropriate queries, develop necessary algorithms, and create both ad-hoc and published reports. This will include analyzing, troubleshooting and enhancing poor performing queries, algorithms and reports.
This position may be required to attend and present at internal meetings and events as well as presenting at various analytics conferences each year. This could include visiting with other utilities and vendors at their facility or one of Oncor's Texas location.
We are considering applicants with multiple experience levels. Please view all details related to responsibilities, education, and experience level for each level of consideration.
Key Responsibilities
- Consistently research new methods of capturing data.
- Develop infrastructure to clean data and implement data scrubbing automation protocols.
- Gathers, extracts, manipulate, analyze, curate, and model data using analytical and statistical tools.
- Identifies new sources of data and new methods to improve data collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Maintains a database sandbox' or workbench' environment to achieve the required reports.
- Ensures the efficient performance of queries, algorithms and analytical functions to generate reports.
- Design complex reports or presentations to monitor and analyze assets, events, communications, energy usage, customer information, and other related use cases.
- Works independently and receives minimal guidance.
- Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
In addition to the above, the Data Scientist, Senior responsibilities include:
- Directly interfaces with Data Management to ensure analytical and statistical tools are producing desired outcomes.
- Able to manipulate large data sets that lead to the development of operational tools.
Skills
- Demonstrates skills in prioritization, multi-tasking and success in adapting to change.
- Proficient with Structured Query Languages (SQL) type programming language and/or has exposure to advanced tools.
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel.
- Strong communication skills.
Education & Experience
Data Scientist, Staff requirements:
- High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent and 8+ data analytics experience OR Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or Business Administration and 4+ data analytics experience OR Master's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Business Administration and 2+ years of data analytics experience.
Data Scientist, Senior requirements:
- High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent and 10+ years of data analytics experience OR Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or Business Administration and 6+ years of data analytics experience OR Master's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Business Administration and 2+ years of data analytics experience.
Applicants with Data Science certifications from Data Science Council of America (DASCA) or similar are encouraged to apply.
Measure of Success
- Demonstrates technical aptitude and willingness to learn.
- Demonstrates effective communication with internal and external work groups.
- Demonstrates commitment to safety and promotes safety awareness.
- Demonstrates ability to effectively manage projects from conception to completion.
- Demonstrates the ability to train and teach peers.
Oncor Electric Delivery
1616 Woodall Rogers Freeway
Dallas
Texas United States
www.oncor.com
