Data Scientist Advisor

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Data Scientist Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll partner closely with business and operational teams across the enterprise to identify, design, and deliver data-driven solutions that improve safety, efficiency, reliability, and cost effectiveness. You will support a diverse portfolio of use cases by working across the full data science lifecycle from problem discovery and data exploration through model development and deployment. You will apply strong technical and analytical skills in a pragmatic environment, where success depends on both modeling expertise and the ability to translate business problems into actionable and production-ready solutions. In addition to delivering individual use cases, you will also play a key part in evolving data science infrastructure, enhancing data science capabilities, building tools, and establishing best practices.

As a Data Scientist Advisor, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Preferred Qualifications

• Intensive experience developing and deploying advanced AI solutions, with significant expertise in computer vision, including image and video analytics, object detection, classification, segmentation, anomaly detection, and multimodal AI applications in production environments.
• Experience designing, implementing, and operationalizing Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions, including large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI orchestration frameworks, autonomous workflows, and multi-agent systems that deliver measurable business value.
• Experience leading the end-to-end AI/ML lifecycle, including problem formulation, solution design, data exploration, feature engineering, model development, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and ongoing model lifecycle management in production environments.
• Experience with MLOps and cloud-based AI/ML platforms (e.g., GCP, Azure, AWS), including scalable data and model pipelines, CI/CD processes, model governance, automated retraining, performance monitoring, and production support.
• Experience working with diverse data modalities, including structured and time-series data, imagery, video, LiDAR or geospatial datasets, text, audio, and other unstructured data sources.
• Strong consulting, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, including experience leading problem discovery discussions, translating complex business challenges into well-scoped AI solutions, and influencing technical and business decision-making across cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated operational mindset with the ability to balance technical rigor, innovation, scalability, reliability, cybersecurity, cost, timelines, data quality, and evolving business priorities when delivering enterprise AI/ML solutions.
• Experience providing technical leadership for complex AI/ML initiatives, including influencing solution architecture, establishing best practices and technical standards, mentoring data scientists, and driving adoption of scalable AI capabilities across multiple projects and teams.

Additional Information 

• This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days.  Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California.  
• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. 
• The primary work location for this position is Rosemead, CA.  However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work at alternate locations within the SCE service territory as needed.
• Relocation does not apply to this position.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at AskHR@sce.com or (626) 302-3456 and select option 2.