Data Scientist II, Analytics

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Would you like to work in the dynamic, competitive, customer-focused, and data-rich world of online travel? Are you excited about leveraging data and tools to provide business partners with reliable, accurate, and actionable information, insights, and solutions? Do you enjoy developing creative solutions to difficult and complex problems?

Our Data Science and Forecasting team is seeking a high caliber Data Science and Business Intelligence professional to help support our Retail Finance organization with business-critical solutions. This role will leverage data analytics, data engineering, and communication skills to work directly with our machine learning data science and BI teams to support Finance with data, automation, forecasting, and reporting to enable the organization to make informed and data-driven decisions.

What you'll do:

• Support the Forecasting and Data Science team with data requirements in support of time-series forecasting and machine learning models for critical business metrics
• Partner with our machine learning data scientists and build data pipelines to support the periodic outlook and quarterly forecasting processes utilizing SQL and Python
• Develop detailed working knowledge of Expedia Group’s data and processes, including forecasting
• Collect business requirements and translate them into technical requirements for building data/reporting solutions successfully
• Support our finance partners with ad-hoc data needs and create standardized visualization and reporting
• Build and manage a suite of data visualizations on Tableau dashboards and Looker
• Identify areas of improvement for our data model, performance, validation, visualization, and reporting challenges

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience
• 5+ years Business Intelligence/Data Science or related experience
• Proven hands-on experience with SQL, Python, and Pyspark
• Proven hands-on experience of data lake concepts, capabilities, and technologies used for Data Science and BI solutions such as AWS, Querybook, Databricks, Jupyter, SQL Server, etc
• Proven hands-on experience with data analytics and data engineering
• Experience with Tableau reporting or other reporting and visualization tools
• Knowledge of financial forecasting and reporting systems
• Flexibility and agility with the ability to switch priorities on short notice

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $112,000.00 to $156,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $179,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership.View our full list of benefits.

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success, while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers. Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™.

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