Job Description
Strategically positioned within the organization of the CIO, AAO is missioned with accelerating Analytics solutions at scale across the Enterprise to rapidly capture business value. These solutions target key business metrics, such as, reducing manufacturing cost, improve capital efficiency, reduce time-to market to develop new products, improve planning, operational efficiency & logistics, and enhance customer experience.
AAO solutions are built using cutting edge Industrial 4.0 technologies and are delivered through a platform approach to enable rapid scaling. The solutions span AI/ML for improving manufacturing test, yield, quality & OEE, AI/ML & data analytics for sales, marketing, logistics & supply chain problems, Operations Research for capacity and scheduling optimization, Digital Twin for inventory and logistics optimization, and Product Telematics for managing customer fleet management solutions. Many of these solutions are first-of-a-kind that have discovery and rapid learning elements with the intent of taking solution to scale.
We are seeking a PhD Data Scientist to transform how we respond to market dynamics, optimize supply, cost, and pricing, and enhance our financial forecasting methods. In this role, you will collaborate with key stakeholders in Product Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain to develop cutting-edge analytics solutions that drive significant impact on revenue, profitability, and shareholder value. With access to an exceptional talent pool in AAO, you will have the opportunity to fundamentally transform how Western Digital operates as a leader in the data storage industry.
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Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 2/5/25 , although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.
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