Job Description

How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

Delta Air Lines, Inc. has multiple openings for Operations Research Data Scientists in Atlanta, Georgia.

Job Responsibilities:

Provide quantitative expertise (data analysis, statistics, forecasting, simulation, and optimization) in the form of models, consulting, and software prototypes.
Source, clean, interpret, and detect anomalies within data.
Work on a variety of high-visibility IT projects, either in the form of internal development or in conjunction with external vendors.
Perform requirement development, design, and testing of decision support systems.
Actively communicate with the customer (e.g. the partnering business unit) to clearly define needs, report progress, and define an execution plan.
Telecommuting permitted 2-3 days per week.

Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience, Servant Leadership, and Teamwork – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way.

Why You'll Love Delta

Competitive salary, industry-leading pro?t sharing program, and performance incentives
401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%
Paid time off including vacation, holidays, paid personal time, maternity and parental leave
Comprehensive health bene?ts including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life bene?ts
Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members
World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies
Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

Master’s degree in Operations Research, Mathematics, Statistics, Transportation Science, Aeronautics or a related field.

Must have course work or work experience in: 
Conducting Python programming 
Building machine learning models
Using Microsoft Excel for data visualization 
Demand Forecasting
Airline revenue management systems and theory.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)

Airline experience is preferred