IT Data Scientist Principal I - Newark, NJ

Job Description

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Location: Newark, NJ, US, 07101
Company: PSEG
PSEG Company: PSEG Services Corp.
Salary Range: $ 107,600 - $ 170,300
Work Location Category: Hybrid Flexible

PSEG is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

Job Summary:
The Principal IT Data Scientist leads the design and delivery of data-driven solutions by leveraging large datasets, advanced analytics and reporting, and machine learning. The role works closely with business stakeholders to understand challenges and objectives, framing analytical approaches that translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that support decision-making.

Job Responsibilities:

• Engage with internal clients to understand business needs, refine requirements, and translate them into clear analytic deliverables.
• Work with employees throughout the company to assist them in the design, creation, publishing, update and maintenance of business intelligence reports (e.g. in Power BI or Tableau) or other data analysis tools.
• Assistance to client may cover data Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL), data model creation, calculations (e.g. Power BI DAX), report creation, and publishing
• Design and implement advanced statistical, machine learning, and AI-enabled models that address complex business problems.
• Communicate technical findings in clear, actionable terms suited to non technical audiences.
• Guide data wrangling, feature engineering, and data enrichment efforts to improve model performance.
• Lead junior data scientists and analysts, promoting best practices in modeling, testing, and deployment.
• Assist as needed with governance of data, analytics, automation and AI.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Job Specific Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in computer science, data science, information science or related field.
• 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Power BI and/or other data visualization software.
• Strong knowledge of data mining techniques, data modeling, and statistical analysis.
• Experience using query languages (SQL) and developing and maintaining ETL workflows (e.g. SSIS).
• Ability to use AWS services to deploy scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions.
• Proficiency in Python for analytics and model development.
• Must be detailed oriented and have experience working with large data sets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate highly technical concepts in a clear, succinct, and relevant way to non-technical stakeholders.
• Results-oriented, data-driven, and self-motivated.
• Ability to support production environments with occasional off-hours availability if required.
• Compliance with the Department of Energy's regulation 10 CFR 810 is required.

Desired:

• Experience with AI/ML frameworks and emerging technologies such as generative AI, LLMs, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
• Experience deploying models into production and monitoring performance (MLOps), including model lifecycle management and performance tracking.
• Experience developing and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines (e.g., SSIS, AWS Glue, or similar tools).
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality, and responsible AI practices.
• Knowledge of IT testing methodologies and/or project management.
• AWS and/ or Power BI certifications.
• Experience with robotic process automation tools (e.g., Microsoft Power Automate, Automation Anywhere).
• Prior experience mentoring or supporting junior analytics staff.

Some positions at PSEG require access to information covered by the Department of Energy's regulation 10 CFR 810 (Part 810). If applicable, the successful applicant must prove they are: (1) a citizen or national of the USA; OR (2) a lawful permanent resident of the United States (Non-Conditional Permanent I-551 / Green Card / Permanent Resident Card holder); OR (3) a citizen, national, or permanent resident of a "Generally Authorized" destination on the attached list not also a citizen, national, permanent resident of any country not listed; OR (4) a "Protected Individual" under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3)).

As an employee of PSEG, you should be aware that during emergency restoration efforts, you may be required to perform functions outside of your routine duties and on a schedule that may be different from normal operations.
For all roles, PSEG's drug and alcohol testing program includes pre-employment testing, testing for cause, and post-incident/accident testing.