[Hiring] Data Scientist I/II @BNSF Railway

Role Description

Be part of a team that values safety, inclusion, and excellence. As a member of our team, you will play a role in supporting the movement of essential products and materials that help feed, clothe, supply, and power communities throughout America and the world.

BNSF | Tech is the technology division making BNSF the preeminent freight and mobility company in North America. Are you ready to drive change? If you are passionate about making a difference and eager to advance your career in a dynamic and supportive environment, we want you on our team!

Key responsibilities may include:

• Work with cross-functional teams to identify business problems and develop data-driven solutions.
• Apply data science skills to analyze large, complex datasets and identify meaningful patterns that lead to actionable insights and data-driven solutions to business problems.
• Develop and implement machine learning models to predict outcomes and improve processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs and provide actionable insights.
• Create visualizations and reports to communicate findings effectively.
• Maintain and update data pipelines to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Stay current with industry trends and advancements in data science and machine learning.
• Identify, extract, aggregate, and synthesize data using SQL and NoSQL databases, R, Python or other appropriate languages to enable analysis, model development, and solution deployment.
• Drive moderate to complex data science, machine learning, traditional artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence or optimization projects, working with stakeholders to understand contextual problems quickly and define, analyze, and deliver solutions based on business objectives.
• Demonstrate operational excellence by monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues, including participating in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

The duties and responsibilities in this posting are representative categories to be used in deciding whether to apply for this position. This is not an exhaustive list of the position’s duties.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience building data science solutions or relevant experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of statistical analysis and machine learning techniques.
• Experience with data visualization tools.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, and familiarity with Java or Scala.
• Experience with data science cloud platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Operations Research, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
• Previous hands-on experience with AI/Machine Learning frameworks and tools like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn (preferred).
• Experience in Rail, Shipping, Airline, Logistics, Warehousing, Supply Chain, or other Transportation industries (preferred).
• Experience with geospatial python libraries (preferred).
• Experience with open-source libraries and frameworks (preferred).
• Experience working in an Agile environment (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) (preferred).

Benefits

• An industry-leading 401(k) and renowned Railroad Retirement program.
• A range of robust health care options for you and your dependents (including domestic partners), including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, mental health, cancer support, and high-quality care network options.
• Health care spending accounts (HSA) with employer contributions, as well as life and disability insurance, provided at no cost.
• Family benefits including parental, pediatric and family building support, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and dependent care spending account (with employer match).
• Access to discounts on travel, gym memberships, counseling services and wellness support.
• Annual bonus (Incentive Compensation Program).
• Generous leave / time off policies.