Senior Data Scientist

Role Description

We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to design, build, and scale advanced detection and diagnostic models for solar and storage assets. In direct support of Omnidian’s mission, your work will enable faster detection, fewer truck rolls, and better customer experience. As a key member of the data science team, you will report to the Director of Data Science and partner closely across product management, engineering, and operations to take models from idea to production in Omnidian’s Resolv platform.

What You'll Do

• Lead Issue Detection & Diagnostic Models (60%)
  • Develop machine learning models that detect underperformance, faults, and anomalies in PV and storage system time-series data.
  • Build diagnostic logic that distinguishes root causes (soiling, shading, inverter clipping, string outages, communication gaps, sensor drift, degradation) of underperformance.
  • Own the data science lifecycle from problem definition and model development through validation and monitoring, partnering with Engineering to deploy models into production.
  • Help shape the technical direction for the detection and diagnostics roadmap and strengthen the team’s approach to model design, validation, and testing.
• Partner to Deploy High-Impact Models (20%)
  • Partner with engineering to integrate your models into Resolv, turning model outputs into concrete, prioritized dispatch recommendations.
  • Close the loop with operations: track how your recommendations perform in the field — truck rolls avoided, issues resolved faster — and use that data to improve your models.
• Ideate and Explore New Models (20%)
  • Explore and prototype new modeling approaches and validate their business impact before investing in production deployment.
  • Stay current with advances in ML and energy analytics, and share what you learn with the team.

Qualifications

• MS in a quantitative field or equivalent experience; 6+ years in applied data science.
• Strong hands-on experience with time-series methods: anomaly detection, forecasting, seasonal decomposition, state-space models.
• Production ML experience including model deployment, monitoring, and retraining pipelines.
• Proficiency in Python (pandas, numpy, scikit-learn) and SQL; experience with at least one of PyTorch/TensorFlow.
• Experience working with noisy, irregularly sampled, multi-sensor data at scale.
• Track record of leading modeling projects end-to-end — translating ambiguous business problems into measurable model outputs and shipping them to production.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to work with large cross-functional teams.
• Experience mentoring data scientists or engineers and raising team standards.
• Experience with architecture and tooling decisions for production ML systems on a major cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, GC).

Experience That’s a Plus

• GenAI: Experience developing with Claude Code or putting LLMs into operational workflows.
• Solar Modeling: Familiarity with PV performance modeling tools (e.g., pvlib, PVsyst) or irradiance and weather datasets. Hands-on work with inverter, SCADA, or other industrial IoT data streams.
• Tooling: Experience with Databricks, MLflow, or similar ML platform and orchestration tooling.
• Forecasting: Experience with probabilistic forecasting or failure prediction — e.g., forecasting energy production, predicting part failure, or estimating remaining life.
• Optimization: Experience with ranking, prioritization, or decision-optimization problems such as alert triage or field-dispatch scheduling.

Logistics

• We plan to have this role start in early Fall 2026.
• We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role, now or in the future.
• Most of our roles offer the opportunity to work remotely.
• If you are in the Seattle area, we offer a vibrant office space in the historic and beautiful Smith Tower, in the heart of Pioneer Square.
• We prioritize applicants near one of our employee clusters and offer one or more local gatherings per year.

Work-Life & Culture

• We provide outstanding benefits including family medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) administration and $1k match per year and thoughtful paid time off.
• We offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave to all FTE employees (birthing and non-birthing) after 1 year, and four-week paid sabbatical leave after four years.
• We offer a competitive total compensation package that includes monthly health insurance premiums, bonuses and long-term stock options for every employee.
• We love to lift each other up through company-wide slack channels such as #puppiesandpets, #omnidian-wellness, #praiseandbooms and #sustainablefuture.
• We have affinity groups to help employees feel seen and supported, such as Rainbow Array, Black Lights Matter, Neurospicy R Us, Puente and more.
• We are a passionate, mission-driven team that believes in collaboration, mutual respect and trust.

Compensation

• $116,800 - $146,000 a year.
• Our Philosophy on Pay: The range listed above reflects the starting base salary for most new hires in this role. However, your financial growth doesn't stop at the offer letter. We invest deeply in our people and reward results; annual merit increases can bring your total compensation above this initial range.
• Committed to Parity: We eliminate the "negotiation tax" by placing candidates within the band based on verified professional experience and skill set, not bartering ability, and by giving our best offer up front.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: We cover 100% of health insurance monthly premiums for employees and 50% for your dependents.
• Performance Bonus: You’ll be eligible for bonuses that reflect your contributions to our collective success.
• Equity Stake: We offer stock options so you can share in the long-term value you help create as we shape the future together.
• Continuous Growth: We provide up to $500 in annual learning reimbursement for courses, certifications, or conferences.