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Data Scientist III

AccuWeather
Pennsylvania Furnace, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/18/2025

AccuWeather is recognized as the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world. The Company has saved tens of thousands of lives, prevented hundreds of thousands of injuries, and saved tens of billions of dollars in property damage.

For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.

Today, AccuWeather is the most recognized and most used source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, known to billions, and is proven and verified to be the most accurate. Digitally, AccuWeather is the #1 weather destination in the world and one of the top destination sites that exist globally.

AccuWeather forecasts appear on digital signage, in 700 newspapers, are heard on over 400 radio stations and are viewed on 100 television stations. The AccuWeather Network reaches 35 million households, and its AccuWeather NOW streaming services is available to more than 200 million active users on many platforms, including Roku, Xumo, Red Box, LG, Amazon, and Freevee.

AccuWeather For Business serves more than half of the Fortune 500 companies and thousands of other businesses and government agencies globally that pay for the most accurate and most useful weather forecasts from any source. AccuWeather’s story is one of a fanatical dedication to Superior Accuracy, detail, creativity, and innovation. Entrepreneurship, service, and the loyalty and commitment of hundreds of people who have joined AccuWeather’s center of excellence, including many who have dedicated their entire careers to AccuWeather.

Dr. Joel Myers, Founder and Executive Chairman, established AccuWeather in 1962 and is considered the “father of modern commercial meteorology.” Myers, a leading creative thinker and visionary, has been named “the most accurate man in weather” by The New York Times and has been recognized as one of the top entrepreneurs in American history by Entrepreneur’s Encyclopedia of Entertainment.

Position Summary

At AccuWeather, we are at the center of innovation, combining meteorological and atmospheric sciences with cutting-edge AI to develop groundbreaking weather-related products and services. We are seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist III to join our dynamic and intelligent Data Science team. By joining AccuWeather, you will bring your unique perspectives and contribute to those efforts.

A non-exhaustive list of the kind of tasks you can expect to work on :

  • Explore and enhance our modeling frameworks, leveraging state-of-the-art deep learning techniques and atmospheric science principles.
  • Design and develop new AI-driven approaches and implement them at scale in production to ensure robustness and scalability.
  • Apply your expertise to diverse topics, from weather phenomena prediction to long-range climate modeling, among others.
  • Actively contribute to the team’s daily operations, effectively communicating your progress and findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Take on team lead responsibilities by guiding and mentoring team members, fostering a collaborating environment and ensuring successful execution of team initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

  • Build and train complex machine learning models leveraging AccuWeather’s extensive data archives towards the prediction of weather phenomena from severe weather, tropical, climate, and more.
  • Regularly present model findings and verifications along with areas of further refinement.
  • Assemble large, complex data sets that align with business requirements, ensuring data integrity and quality.
  • Perform extraction, transformation, loading, and optimization of data from various sources ensuring efficiency.
  • Work closely with internal and external stakeholders including the product and executive teams to meet and exceed internal and external client expectations.
  • Deploy machine learning and deep learning models into production environments.
  • Job Qualifications

  • 3 years of experience in applying machine learning and deep learning algorithms (CNNs, GANs, LSTMs, etc.).
  • A strong interest and passion for image processing, feature extraction, object detection and recognition, image classification, and motion analysis.
  • Experience with Python (especially Numpy, Pandas, and Scikit-learn) and the main deep learning frameworks (MLflow, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Jax, etc.).
  • Strong background in mathematics, including statistics and optimization.
  • High level of critical thinking and analysis to resolve high-impact, complex, and inter-departmental challenges effectively.
  • Ability to make prompt, sound decisions when faced with complex and often contradictory alternatives that result in successful outcomes.
  • Self-driven with strong problem-solving skills; adaptable, proactive, and willing to take ownership.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; excellent collaboration, reporting, and analytical skills.
  • Remote candidates in Paris are being considered for this opportunity.

    Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

    AccuWeather is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity / expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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