Senior Data Scientist

Engie Global Energy Management & Sales (Gems)

The Role

Overview

Develop AI & physics-based electricity price forecasts for US markets to guide trading.

Key Responsibilities

  • ai modeling
  • price forecast
  • backtesting
  • cloud scaling
  • data analysis
  • trading collaboration

Tasks

-Combine physical models with statistics and AI in creative ways to create models which are compute efficient while robust to extreme events and changes in the underlying system being modeled -Analyze, experiment, develop models, and evaluate models to help the company gather business intelligence and predict electricity prices -Work with the development team to develop production level code to backtest and run models at scale in the cloud -Collaborate with the team to expand forecasting capabilities across various timescales and U.S. markets including PJM, SPP, and CAISO -Work directly with the trading teams and Head of Market Analysis to create evaluation methodologies and assess quality of forecasts in terms of delivering clear signal for trading activities -Leverage data analysis to help identify areas for improvement of probabilistic price forecasts and develop experiments to help resolve and improve modeling efforts -Work with and contribute to internal custom machine learning pipeline and physical model development using Python packages and in-house libraries

Requirements

  • python
  • sql
  • machine learning
  • linear algebra
  • bachelor's
  • 10+ years

What You Bring

-Proficiency with linear algebra and machine learning -Must be available to travel domestically up to 15% of the time and with the need for some overnight trips -Ability to combine theory and data to develop experiment driven methodologies -This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy in our Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; and Broomfield, CO offices. For highly qualified candidates based in Pittsburgh, PA, a fully remote arrangement may be considered, provided the individual can travel to the Houston office for at least one week each month -Proficiency with probabilistic thinking and evaluation -Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies -Proficiency in a programming language such as Python (or similar) and SQL (or similar) -Ability to articulate experimentation methods, results, and conclusions clearly -Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Engineering, or Mathematics field -Proficiency with correlated uncertainty quantification and statistical analysis -A minimum of ten (10) years working as a Data Scientist or a similar position

The Company

About Engie Global Energy Management & Sales (Gems)

-Its asset management arm secures and commercializes physical energy assets, boosting flexibility and revenue. -Through market access and risk services, it shields clients from volatility, deploying custom hedging and trading tools. -Its proprietary platform EGMA automates bilateral trades in seconds, integrating data, forecasts and ISO‑rated security. -Typical engagements include structuring PPAs, optimizing backup generation, managing certificate portfolios, and launching new energy-market platforms.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy Supply

Global Commodities

Gas

Electricity

Green Energy

LNG

Biomass

Renewable Power

Storage Solutions

Natural Gas

Responsibly Sourced Gas

Renewable Natural Gas

Carbon Sequestered Gas

Commercial

Institutional

Wholesale Gas and Power

Retail Energy Supply

Asset Management

Market Access

Risk Management

Decarbonization

Power Plants

Environmental Attributes Management

Visa Sponsorship

-this role is eligible for sponsorship.