Senior Data Scientist

Job Description:

Deriva Energy is a leading Independent Power Producer in the US renewables market, with over 6 GW of operating or under construction wind, solar and storage projects across the country. Deriva's ultimate parent is Brookfield Renewable and is poised for dynamic growth across its wind, solar, and storage portfolios. Join a dynamic team committed to excellence and innovation who envision a future of energy independence using resilient, carbon-free generation. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the rapidly evolving renewable energy industry. Deriva empowers customers with innovative clean energy solutions that strengthen communities and serve future generations

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Scientist with expertise in the renewable energy sector to drive data-driven decision-making and optimize solar and wind energy generation, and distribution. The ideal candidate will leverage advanced analytics, machine learning, and deep learning modeling to improve efficiency, forecast demand, and support sustainability goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy machine learning/deep learning models to predict energy production, and enhance asset performance

• Analyze large datasets from solar, wind, battery storage, and other renewable energy sources to identify trends and actionable insights

• Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to integrate data science solutions into operations and strategy

• Implement predictive maintenance models to reduce downtime and improve asset reliability

• Utilize geospatial and weather data for energy forecasting and site selection

• Design and optimize algorithms for energy trading, load balancing, and grid stability

• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines to process real-time and historical energy data

• Communicate findings through data visualizations, dashboards, and reports for executive decision-making

• Stay up-to-date with advancements in AI, machine learning, and energy analytics to drive innovation

Required/Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field

• Five (5) years or more of increasingly diverse or complex experience in related field in addition to degree

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field

• Must have:

  • Experience with IoT and sensor data analysis

  • Background in energy market analysis and financial modeling

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Data Scientist in an industrial setting

  • Understanding of regulatory policies affecting renewable energy

  • Strong programming skills in Python, SQL

• Understanding of regulatory policies affecting renewable energy

• Experience with machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, scikit-learn, PyTorch, Keras) and data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Matplotlib)

• Expertise in working with time-series data and statistical modeling

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop)

• Knowledge of renewable energy systems, grid optimization, and forecasting models

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills

• Agile

Working Conditions

• This role is intended to be located at the Deriva Headquarters office in Charlotte, NC. The office position is hybrid.

Benefits

• Health Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• 401(k) with matching

• Employee assistance program

• Flexible spending account

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Parental leave

• Attractive Bonus Potential

Additional Information:

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Deriva welcomes veterans of the United States Armed Forces to apply for this position. Deriva includes veterans of all branches and a diverse set of occupational specialties. We value the independent thinking, problem solving, leadership, and teamwork that our veterans have developed through their service. We welcome applications from any service and any military occupational specialty.

Deriva Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, protected veteran or military status, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.