AirAsia

Data Scientist II (Operations Research)

Kuala Lumpur - RedQ Full time


Job Description

Data Scientist II (Operations Research)


Are you ready to take off and be part of the Allstar employee? Whether you’re applying for a developer, customer happiness or crew, at AirAsia we act as One AirAsia.

 

If you are hungry to make a difference with one of the most well known low-cost airlines and to work in the dynamic technology hub, this is the job for you.


Mastering collaboration solutions for airline operations, Airline Data Department, a data business unit of Airasia, offers advanced data solutions for Flight Operations, Aircraft Maintenance and Data Infrastructure. The portfolio includes ML models, optimization solutions, data pipelines, professional apps, cloud infrastructures and associated services. We are proud to be one of the innovative teams of Airasia, the best budget airline provider in the world, scheduling domestic and international flights to more than 165 destinations spanning 25 countries. In doing so, we make a significant contribution to transform our airline into a tech-driven company.


What You’ll Do:


  • Develop and improve models and algorithms to optimize business outcomes.

  • Collaborate and work across functional and multidisciplinary teams in a dynamic environment to develop an understanding of evolving/agile business needs.

  • The Data Scientist role has work across the following four areas:

    • Data operations: query data, process data, deploy models and automate pipelines in the cloud.

    • Modeling: built optimization models for business problems.

    • Business understanding and stakeholder management.

    • Presentation and communication


About You:


  • MS/PhD in Operations research, Decision science, Mathematics, Statistics, AI, Analytics, Engineering or related.

  • 3 - 5 yrs relevant working experience.

  • Experience with modeling techniques like mathematical programming, constraint programming, heuristics and other related OR methodologies.

  • Experience with at least one optimization solver such as Cplex, Gurobi, Google OR-Tools, etc.

  • Experience with common programming languages (Python/Java, Object Oriented, etc) and SQL/NoSQL databases.

  • Good applied mathematical formulation knowledge with emphasis in business related, etc.

  • Experience developing and deploying to the cloud will be added advantage

  • Familiar or prone to adopt design thinking methods.

  • Able to work under pressure and change, and balance among speed, reliability, interpretability.

  • Actively showcase the added value of design thinking, data-driven decisions, agile and user-centric methods.

  • Good working knowledge of productivity tools such as G Suite, Gitlab, Jira, Confluence.

  • Familiar with data ETL from a wide variety of data sources

  • Leading operational support, including troubleshooting and fixes

  • Leverage data visualization tools and techniques to maximize the impact and value of data

  • Experience with code versioning, code review and documentation



What makes an Allstar employee? You allow yourself to ‘Dare to Dream’ big dreams and seize the day.  You ‘Make things Happen’, you like taking efforts and achieving it.  Without any effort, no dream will get fulfilled.

Our companies include Airasia.com, BigPay, Teleport, BigLife, RedBeat Ventures, AirAsia Foundation, Tune Group of Hotels, TuneProtect, OURSHOP, FORM.AT, Airasia Ads


AirAsia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.