Senior Data Scientist
Core
Build a demand forecasting model for recently acquired hospitality venues to optimize staffing, stock ordering, and trading plans.
Role type
Senior IC data scientist (demand forecasting)
Builds
Production demand forecasting models for revenue, covers, and product demand
Domain
Hospitality / Time series forecasting
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, SQL, LightGBM, XGBoost, Prophet, ARIMA, cloud deployment (Azure/AWS/Databricks), sparse data handling, model monitoring, stakeholder communication
Preferred skills
Hierarchical forecasting, foundation time series models (Chronos/TimeGPT), Databricks/PySpark/MLflow, weather/event-driven modeling, causal impact analysis
Responsibilities
Design and build demand forecasting models for new venues; solve cold-start problems using comparable venue data; integrate data from multiple POS systems; deploy models with automated retraining and drift detection; define accuracy metrics and report performance; collaborate with operations and finance teams; document the approach for future maintenance and expansion
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
