Lead Data Scientist

Hitachi Zerocarbon Ltd

Hitachi ZeroCarbon envisions a zero-carbon future, building innovative decarbonization businesses to promote an efficient, sustainable world. As part of their mission, the company creates billion-dollar green economy ventures intersecting mobility, energy, and digital sectors to combat climate change. The Lead Data Scientist will play a crucial part within the data science team, enhancing the value of their product suite.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Design and implement optimization models for energy systems using linear programming and mixed-integer programming.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify trends and optimization opportunities.
• Develop algorithms for optimizing energy consumption, production, and storage.
• Construct predictive models and simulations for decision-making support.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions.
• Mentor team members and shape technical strategy of the data science team.
• Build tools and frameworks for optimization and data analysis.
• Monitor and improve performance of deployed models and algorithms.

This role comes with the following benefits:

This role requires you to have:

• 3+ years' experience as a data scientist in the energy management sector.
• Advanced degree in engineering, operations research, applied mathematics, computer science, or related field.
• Expertise in mathematical optimization techniques.
• Proficiency in Python or R and experience with optimization libraries like Gurobi or CPLEX.
• Strong grasp of energy systems and energy markets.
• Competent in SQL and efficient ETL processes.
• Experience with time-series data and forecasting models.
• Excellent communication abilities.

You would benefit from having:

• Knowledge of energy management or electric vehicle charging.
• Experience with containerised solutions in microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with human-centred design principles.
• Work experience with Azure cloud services.

Hitachi ZeroCarbon is committed to equal opportunity employment, embracing diversity and nondiscrimination on race, gender, and other bases. The company values the Hitachi Spirit of Harmony, Trust, Integrity, and Pioneering.