Principal Data Scientist

The Principal Data scientist will be working closely with many departments within Everbright and leading the Fraud Detection and Analytics function. You will be charged with evaluating the large amount of data from many sources to detect, verify, and action any fraud related activities. The position will be part of a large compliance function that is focused on protecting the business and establishing corrective and preventative actions through data.

If you are the type of person that is looking for a challenge in data and love to see the impact of your work, then this is the position for you!

Job Overview

This position is responsible for leading the development of algorithms, modeling techniques, and optimization methods that support many aspects of NextEra and FPL business. Employees in this role use knowledge of machine learning, optimization, statistics, and applied mathematics along with abilities in software engineering with a focus on distributed computing and data storage infrastructure (i.e., “Big Data”).

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership, set technical strategy, and identify possible uses of data science methods
• Explain methods and results to upper-level executives
• Develop machine learning, optimizations or other modeling solutions
• Oversee related employee work, learn new techniques being developed
• Prepares comprehensive documented observations, analyses and interpretations of results including technical reports, summaries, protocols and quantitative analyses
• Works with big data and distributed computing platforms
• Develops software and contributes to product development
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience: 6+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Doctoral Degree