Data Scientist

Data Scientist

Position Type:

Full time

State:

Virginia

City:

Arlington

Zip Code:

22203

Overview

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., an equity REIT, has a long-term track record of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing distinctive apartment homes in some of the best U.S. markets, and delivering outsized, risk-adjusted returns to shareholders. With equal parts experience and vision, we’ve established a leadership position rooted in our purpose of creating a better way to live and that is always focused on building value for the long term.

Creating a better way to live is the purpose that binds AvalonBay associates. We take that purpose seriously and expect you will as well. By focusing on collaboration, innovation, and taking ownership of our choices and actions, we act in ways that focus on creating value for our customers, investors and associates. Your positive, professional, and consistent personal interactions make AvalonBay a great place to work.

The Role

Data Scientist

At AvalonBay we are building the industry’s most advanced data science capability. Join a green-field opportunity to become a key driver of value at one of the largest REITs in the country. This person will:

• Develop advanced analytics and machine learning models to enhance profitable growth and customer satisfaction

• Analyze large and complex data sets to gain insight on our customers and business processes

• Leverage AWS tools to create and implement production level analytic processes 

• Develop business intelligence capability to enable AvalonBay to become an increasingly data driven organization 

• Provide data driven insights to Senior Management that drive ROI

• Take responsibility for key analytic models and infrastructure

• Implement automated quality assurance best practices

• Design and implement tests with rigorous statistical discipline.

Qualifications required:

• 2 years of business experience in support of analytics and modeling. 

• An advanced degree in Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science or other numerate discipline

• Solid programming ability in Python or R

• Expertise developing SQL queries

• Expertise in machine learning and predictive model development

• Expertise in statistical modeling and hypothesis testing, regression modeling and forecasting

• Knowledge of AWS cloud native tools preferred

• Experience merging and analyzing large, diverse data sources

• Experience with data visualization tools

• The ability to explain complex technical material to nontechnical audiences.

How AvalonBay Supports You

Additional Info

AvalonBay is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  We believe that in order to achieve our purpose of creating a better way to live, we must recruit, develop and retain associates with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives and create an environment that encourages all voices to be heard, understood and appreciated. With this we know we can do great things.

AvalonBay makes employment decisions without regard to a person’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics or testing), citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by the law.

For California residents, if you elect to apply to AvalonBay you accept the AvalonBay California Personnel Privacy Notice (https://www.avaloncommunities.com/california-personnel-privacy-notice/)