Senior Data Scientist (Operations Research)

About the role

AirAsia's Data Science Centre of Excellence, within the Digital & Technology Group, is looking for a Senior Data Scientist focused on Operations Research. The CoE works on business and operations problems across the AirAsia Group, using large-scale data federation, predictive and prescriptive analytics, machine and deep learning, intelligent scheduling and optimization. The role sits in the Sepang, Selangor office.

Key responsibilities

• Improve models and algorithms to further optimize business outcomes.
• Work across functional and multidisciplinary teams to understand evolving business needs.
• Apply OR methodology (mathematical programming, constraint satisfaction, particle swarm optimization) and use tools such as Cplex, Gurobi and Google OR-Tools.
• Implement, improve and deploy ML and math models in Golang or Python, and run systems tests for security, performance and availability.
• Develop and maintain design and troubleshooting documentation, and build cost-effective scalable systems.
• Address decision science issues such as cognitive biases, cross-cultural reasoning, statistical interpretation, human factors and algorithmic bias, and support research and data processes for better decisions.

Required profile

• BS/MS/PhD in a science field such as statistics, management, cognitive psychology, AI, analytics, marketing, design, HCI.
• Up to 8 years of relevant experience beyond the first degree.
• Applied statistical knowledge, including business and finance-related distributions, statistical testing, modeling and regression analysis.
• Experience with distributed computing platforms, open-source tools and cloud deployment.
• Ability to work under pressure and change, balancing speed, reliability and interpretability.

Required skills

• Data science toolkits, visualization tools and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Design thinking and productivity tools such as G Suite, Git, Jira and Confluence.
• Code versioning, code review and documentation.
• Specialized experience in Operations Research, Algorithm Engineering or Decision Intelligence.