Operations Research Scientist
at Flock Safety — The first public safety operating system that eliminates crime.
What the role involves
The Opportunity
As an Operations Research Analyst, you will use advanced optimization modeling techniques to build and deploy prescriptive tools to help drive critical business decisions. You will:
Model and document operations processes to better understand how to approach improving them
Work alongside Engineering and Operations teams to better understand issues and communicate plans and solutions
Develop custom optimization algorithms to solve critical operations and logistics use cases
Develop metrics to best measure effectiveness of a solution
Perform data analysis to understand anomalies or aberrations
Integrate and deploy solutions into existing operations systems
The Skillset
BS/MS/PhD in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related field, or equivalent industry experience
3+ years proven experience as an operations researcher or equivalent role
Experience developing and maintaining end-to-end operations research production processes, including data modeling, algorithm development, testing, and metric tracking
Strong experience using optimization packages such as CPLEX, Gurobi and OR-Tools
Strong experience using programming languages such as C++, Java, and Python to implement optimization models
Proficiency in SQL and data processing skills, with exposure/experience with dbt a strong plus
Experience in data visualization tools (ex. Sigma, Tableau)
Exposure to cloud infrastructure platforms and deployment patterns
Ability to communicate with business partners and drive for solutions to complex and abstract problems
Effectively communicate, and seek to understand and be understood
Feeling uneasy that you haven’t ticked every box? That’s okay; we’ve felt that way too. Studies have shown women and minorities are less likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. We encourage you to break the status quo and apply to roles that would make you excited to come to work every day.
90 Days at Flock
We are a results-oriented culture and believe job descriptions are a thing of the past. We prescribe 90 day plans and believe that good days, lead to good weeks, which lead to good months. This serves as a preview of the 90 day plan you will receive if you were to be hired in this role at Flock Safety.
The First 30 Days
Learn our tech stack, internal toolkit, and data science standard patterns and processes
Get to know the technical teams you’ll work closely with and the stakeholder groups you’ll be building tools for
Deep dive into existing data science projects logic and architecture, and SQL data models
Onboard to your first Data Science project and begin implementing your own model enhancements
The First 60 Days
Deploy your own enhanced versions of the Data Science project you own, including SQL data models and python science model development
Begin developing a new Data Science project from the ground up, including roadmap development with business stakeholders, science methodology proposal, and architecture design
Build, test, and enhance your own models from the ground up
90 Days & Beyond
Be fully independent within our end-to-end automation and deployment infrastructure
Implement automated monitoring and testing for your models
Continuously refine and enhance your owned projects
Begin onboarding and developing further data science use cases to support strategic business needs
What they ask for
About Flock Safety
Flock Safety provides the first public safety operating system that empowers private communities and law enforcement to work together to eliminate crime. We are committed to protecting human privacy and mitigating bias in policing with the development of best-in-class technology rooted in ethical design, which unites civilians and public servants in pursuit of a safer, more equitable society. Our Safety-as-a-Service approach includes affordable devices powered by LTE and solar that can be installed anywhere. Our technology detects and captures objective details, decodes evidence in real-time and delivers investigative leads into the hands of those who matter. While safety is a serious business, we are a supportive team that is optimizing the remote experience to create strong and fun relationships even when we are physically apart. Our flock of hard-working employees thrive in a positive and inclusive environment, where a bias towards action is rewarded. Flock Safety is headquartered in Atlanta and operates nationwide. We have raised $150M in our Series E led by Tiger Global at a $3.5B valuation.
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