Staff Data Scientist

A Day in the Life:

At Hertz, we are at the forefront of innovation, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to build the best damage management technologies in the transportation industry. We want the brightest AI & ML minds to join our Damage Science Team to help us develop and/or maintain capabilities to:

• Detect Damage via Machine Vision: Utilize computer vision techniques to accurately detect and assess damage in real-time.
• Rationalize Repair Estimates and Invoices with Large Language Models (LLMs): Implement sophisticated LLMs to make intelligent repair routing decisions, ensuring repairs are conducted efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Forecast Repair Needs: Develop models to predict future repair & maintenance needs based on historical data and trends.
• Automate Quality Assurance: Create models to evaluate the quality of repairs and ensure they meet our high standards.

What You Will Do:

• Formulate the strategic and tactical steps to carry out the model development lifecycle end-to-end (i.e. problem statement definition, exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, model development / tuning, and model implementation).
• Build and maintain descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models to measure the performance of the new products and services.
• Cross validating production models to ensure high performance and generalizability
• Define and implement best practices to generate accurate analytics, reports, visualizations, and dashboards to explain results simply and succinctly to technical, non-technical, and senior management
• Build partnerships and work cross-functionally to identify use cases and opportunities to enhance operational efficiency and drive business value through positive impact on OKRs.
• Work with an owner mentality to drive business impact even if that means supporting pipeline creation or decision support analytics.
• Serve as a voice on how technological advancements in AI and machine learning may impact our business and the opportunities they may create.
• Provide technical leadership to more junior Data Scientist team members.

What We are Looking For:

• 5-8 years hands-on experience in a data science role
• 5+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL) and scripting languages (e.g. Python)
• 5+ years of end-to-end machine learning model development experience (e.g. problem statement definition, exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, model development / tuning, and deployment)
• Demonstrated experience using machine learning to drive a business impact
• Strong experience with statistical analysis, statistical modeling, and machine learning techniques
• Experience mentoring and supporting development of more junior scientists
• Experience in a ML or data scientist role with a technology company
• Master's degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, data science, economics, or computer science
• Preferred PhD in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, data science, economics, or computer science

What You’ll Get:

• Up to 40% off any standard Hertz Rental
• Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental & Vision plan options
• Retirement programs, including 401(k) employer matching
• Paid Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program for employees & family
• Educational Reimbursement & Discounts
• Voluntary Insurance Programs - Pet, Legal/Identity Theft, Critical Illness
• Perks & Discounts –Theme Park Tickets, Gym Discounts & more