If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online. **Job Summary** The Data Scientist – Advanced Analytics role can expect to work with cross-functional teams to build, deploy and operate statistical & analytical solutions that have direct and measurable impact to Vistra, its business and its customers. Vistra is looking for a talented individual who can think independently, collaborate with different colleagues, search for ways to improve things, be proactive to learn and understand business and technology, and can iteratively develop and experiment new approaches while moving forward quickly. As a Data Scientist – Advanced Analytics, you will use data creatively to solve business challenges & objectives, often uncovering new and transformative opportunities along the way. In this role, you will also apply state-of-the-art advanced analytics and modeling techniques to interpret, make inferences, and offer recommendations based on insights from the data. **Job Description** **Key Accountabilities** + You will be reviewing and ensuring operational and business health of the existing production applications + You will design and develop data science approaches, applying tried and tested techniques, or developing custom algorithms + You will iterate and write highly optimized code + You will collaborate with data owners, data engineers, and platform architects to implement prototypes and robust production level solutions + You must be able to demonstrate business value from the models and ensure that stakeholders are aligned with the expected and actual results + You will deliver presentations on your analyses and build high quality documentation space + You will work independently at times and contribute to development of advanced analytics solutions worked upon by the team **Education, Experience, and Skill Requirements** + 2+ years of experience building original and impactful models with one or more tools for creating predictive /machine learning/operations research models, refined via professional experience or other academic research or collaboration + 2+ years experience with Python, SQL and or similar statistical software + Experience gained through advanced graduate degree and/or certifications is applicable + B.S or M.S. in Computer Science, Statistics, Industrial/Electrical Engineering, Operation Research or related field with 2+ years’ experience applying data analytics to real business problems **Key Metrics** + Ability to build data science pipelines (using Kedro or other frameworks) and applications in high-level programming language, preferably Python + Working knowledge of relational databases, including SQL, and large-scale distributed systems + Practical experience and theoretical understanding of statistical tests and algorithms for ML and deep learning (regression, classification, and anomaly detection) + Ability & willingness to comprehend and debug complex systems integrations + Ability to extract meaningful business insights from data and identify the stories behind the patterns + Excellent communication and presentation skills that can distill complex analysis & concepts into concise business takeaways + Practical exposure to one productionized launch experience on complex data algorithms with learnings for issues faced and results achieved (or not achieved) + **Optional:** fundamental understanding of optimization techniques **Job Family** Engineering Services **Company** Luminant Generation Company LLC **Locations** Irving, Texas Texas **_We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication. If this describes you, then apply today!_** **_If you currently work for Vistra or its subsidiaries, please apply via the internal career site._** **It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.** **If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us** **at assistance@vistraenergy.com to** **make a request.** Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities. Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers. As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/ . Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3967404-1&h=3533293724&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com) . Come join us and be part of something special! Click here to learn more about Vistra. _It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws._ If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at assistance@vistraenergy.com to make a request.