Avathon

Avathon

Senior AI Scientist – Planning

Pleasanton, California, United States · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$160k-$240kDetected 7 days ago
PythonAWSGCPMachine LearningData ScienceNLPComputer VisionStatisticsForecastingSupply ChainLogisticsProcurementERPPerformance ManagementResearchCollaborationPublic SpeakingS&OPDemand Planning

About the role

  • Formulate and solve optimization problems (MIP, LP, constraint programming) for production scheduling, allocation, and resource planning
  • Integrate cross-domain signals from Avathon's Computational Knowledge Graph -- asset health, logistics, procurement - into planning models
  • Mentor junior data scientists on technical depth and OR/ML fundamentals

Responsibilities

  • Build demand forecasting models across industrial verticals, applying probabilistic, hierarchical, and intermittent demand methods where history is short or volatile
  • Design supply planning and inventory optimization models across multi-echelon networks with capacity constraints and variable lead times
  • Define evaluation metrics, build backtesting pipelines, and run controlled experiments to measure and improve model performance
  • Own the path from research to production in collaboration with ML Engineering, delivering scalable and monitored services
  • You will build models that work with complex supply chain data - demand history, ERP/MRP transactions, and commercial forecasts across multi-echelon networks with long lead times and constrained capacity.
  • Evolving culture with the opportunity to drive new ideas and technology

Requirements

  • Proficiency in Python with hands-on experience in optimization solvers (Gurobi, CPLEX, OR-Tools, or similar) or forecasting libraries (Prophet, statsmodels, GluonTS, or similar)
  • Experience with supply chain and operational data - demand history, ERP/MRP transactions, and planning system outputs
  • Ability to translate business problems into mathematical optimization or ML formulations
  • Experience deploying models into production environments
  • Candidates must be based in the Bay Area, CA and are expected to report to our Pleasanton office 5 days a week.
  • Ph.D. or master's degree in operations research, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative field

Nice to have

  • Ph.D. in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, or a related field
  • Background in supply chain planning platforms or industrial AI (o9, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, or similar), preferably within the supply chain industry
  • Experience in supply chain planning platforms or industrial AI (o9 Solutions, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, or similar) preferably from Supply Chain industry.
  • Experience with multi-echelon inventory optimization or network design
  • Familiarity with probabilistic programming or Bayesian methods for demand sensing
  • Experience with cloud ML infrastructure (AWS SageMaker, GCP Vertex, or equivalent)
  • Domain experience in energy, mining, manufacturing, aerospace, or logistics or Track record of publishing or presenting applied OR/ML work as plus
  • 401k with Employer Match

Compensation

  • Pay Range: $160k - $240k salary annually. Pay for this position is based on a number of factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

  • What are the benefits and perks at Avathon?
  • Stock Option Grants
  • Medical Coverage and Parental Leave Plans
  • Contract and temporary roles are not eligible for the above benefits.

Company info

  • You will develop novel approaches where standard methods fall short and ship them into a platform used by enterprise customers.
  • Below are some highlights we offer to our U.S. full-time employees -- we'd love to connect and share more!
  • Who We Are & Why Join Us
  • As part of the interview process, you will be asked to complete a technical assessment.

Equal opportunity

  • Avathon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Avathon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.
  • If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.
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