Decision Scientist

Job ID 10095691 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Oct. 30, 2024

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Job Summary:

The Disney Decision Science + Integration (DDSI) is a consulting team that supports clients across The Walt Disney Company, including Disney Experiences, Media Networks (i.e. ABC, ESPN), Studio Entertainment, Disney Theatrical Group (e.g., Broadway shows), and Disney Interactive Media. They provide support in with yield management, revenue planning, forecasting, pricing, and optimization. Key partners to the DDSI organization include Marketing, Finance, Business Development, Research, and Operations. We develop, analyze, and execute strategies to maximize profitability and improve the value proposition for our Guests, Cast Members, and Shareholders. The team leverages technology, data analytics, optimization, statistical and econometric modeling to explore opportunities, shape business decisions and drive business value.

What You Will Do:

The Decision Science team resides within the Disney Decision Science + Integration (DDSI) organization. DDSI provides internal consulting services for clients across The Walt Disney Company. The DDSI team sits at the intersection of business strategy, advanced analytics, and technology integration to help our partners explore opportunities for analytics, shape business decisions, and drive value. Our work includes conceptualizing new solutions, solution design and development, implementation and integration with business processes, and ongoing business support.

The Decision Science team focuses on creating innovative mathematical models to inform business decision making through data. The team is interested in all fields related to data science, with emphasis on statistics, operations research, econometrics, and machine learning.

The team works in office at least 4 days a week in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Responsibilities:

Achieve business goals and objectives—Research and develop decision science models and act as a consultant to all business units within The Walt Disney Company

Pursue innovation—Conduct research on analytical techniques and translate that research into usable and sustainable solutions for users

Put your skills to the test—Perform data collection and data mining, and build state-of-the-art decision science algorithms, tools, and systems

Drive value—Model and analyze revenue management and pricing related issues using various mathematical, statistical, and simulation techniques

Tell the story—Present science results to business partners and clients

Support a global and enterprise-wide mission—Identify and apply best practices in the field of advanced analytics for multiple businesses such as theme parks and resorts (e.g., Walt Disney World), Disney Cruise Line, media (e.g., ABC, ESPN), movies (e.g., Walt Disney Animation Studios), live shows (e.g., Disney on Broadway), and retail (e.g., shopDisney)

Required Qualifications & Skills:

Must exhibit competence in at least one of the following four analytical fields, inclusive of topics as noted:

Statistics (two or more topics):
Bayesian statistics
Generalized linear models
Mixture models
Nonparametric regression
Structural equation models
Time series (state space models, ARIMA, etc.)

Optimization (at least one topic):
Decision analysis or multiple criteria decision making
Mixed-integer optimization
Nonlinear optimization
Stochastic optimization
Discrete-event simulation and stochastic models

Econometrics (two or more topics):
Generalized method of moments
Instrumental variables
Limited dependent variables
Panel data
Simultaneous equations models

Machine learning (two or more topics):
Boosting
CART
Clustering
Graphical models
Neural networks
Random forests
Reinforcement learning
Support vector machines

Must exhibit competence in at least one computing topic:

General computing (Python, Java, C, C++, etc.)
Statistical computing (R, SAS, etc.)
Scientific computing (Julia, MATLAB, etc.)

How to Stand Out:

Proven knowledge of revenue management context, including demand forecasting, resource allocation, and pricing

Required Education

Bachelors degree in Advanced Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

Preferred Education

Ph.D. degree in advanced Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

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About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Worldwide Services, Inc., which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).

Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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