Job Summary:

Are you curious, creative, and love data? Do you love to learn new things and collaborate with colleagues to solve hard and interesting problems? Imagine yourself as a Decision Science Engineer in People Insights where your curiosity for discovering insights and trends will help ensure we are making data-driven decisions. In this role, you will be able to blaze new paths in this data rich environment through Machine Learning, Data Engineering and Analytics. You will have the chance to leverage your expertise and knowledge to maximize the Company’s investment in our employees through complex models, data, and engineering solutions.

You have a curiosity that leads you to always ask, “What’s possible?” and you have the ability to bring those concepts to reality in everything you touch from analysis to actionable insights to provide decision support for workforce related issues.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, design, build and maintain machine learning models, data pipelines and automated insights.
• Build and work with large and complex data sets and measures to be used in analyses that drive business decisions.
• Proactively identify opportunities and build solutions for optimization of machine Learning and Analytical models, forecast and insights.
• Manage and sustain analytical infrastructure/platform, technologies and solutions working across teams such as IT, Decision Scientists and Analytics Partners.
• Consult within a team of analyst, translating analytical needs into repeatable solutions.
• Proactively identify emerging trends in ML, data engineering, processing and public/external/third-party data usage and integration.

Basic Qualifications:

• Applied knowledge in ML development workflow and algorithms including choosing/developing ML algorithms, hyper parameters, tuning, understanding bias and variance, model monitoring and deploying ML models.
• Strong programming skills in R/Python and SQL.
• Experience in building solutions on the cloud using AWS or Google cloud.
• Proficiency in data visualization / presentation skills, including the ability to simplify ML outputs, statistical concepts into simple and actionable insights.
• Ability to consult with non-technical teams and convert that to technical requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in any of the following: Deep-Learning, NLP, parallel and distributed programming, HR / employee data (Workday).
• Working knowledge with analytics software such as Dataiku.
• Experience with leading and developing others.
• Contribution to Open-Source ML/Data projects.
• Advanced degree (Master’s or above) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering or a related field.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering or a related field.

This role is considered remote, which means the employee will work remotely on an ongoing basis and will not have an assigned workspace at a Company designated location.

About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Human Resources Services Co., LLC, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).

Disney Human Resources Services Co., LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.