Alaska Airlines' Operations Research Analytics (OR) Team aims to provide actionable insights, decision-support tools, and optimization suites to enhance pricing, inventory management, schedule & fleet performance, and overall revenue generation for the Revenue Management and Pricing Department, ultimately maximizing profit for Capacity Planning Departments.
Requirements
- Intermediate skill working with object-oriented programming (python).
- Experience with applied statistics and probability.
- Demonstrated experience working with disparate data sources and data blending.
- Proven analytical and data skills through completed coursework and/or research.
- Uses a state-of-the-art airline revenue management, schedule, and customer behavior simulation to conduct research, leveraging deep knowledge of airline optimization best practices, choice modeling, simulation, and python programming.
- Develops strong technical skills by applying object-oriented programming (python), querying tools (SQL), and synthesizing data insights in concise and easy-to-understand presentations.
- Researches new data sources and analytical tools to enhance the data-driven business process.
Responsibilities
- Completes technical research projects on understanding and measuring the revenue impact of diverse strategic business initiatives in a constrained transportation network.
- Uses a state-of-the-art airline revenue management, schedule, and customer behavior simulation to conduct research, leveraging deep knowledge of airline optimization best practices, choice modeling, simulation, and python programming.
- Provides analytical support and relevant data to stakeholders for ad hoc analysis.
- Develops strong technical skills by applying object-oriented programming (python), querying tools (SQL), and synthesizing data insights in concise and easy-to-understand presentations.
- Selects the best methodologies to approach business problems and contributes to the continuous improvement of stakeholder processes and data life-cycle.
- Researches new data sources and analytical tools to enhance the data-driven business process.
- Create and Document model design and configuration to train new and existing team members.
Other
- Pursuing a graduate degree in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, or Civil Engineering with a focus in Transportation Engineering Systems.
- Experience conducting simulation research within the airline industry domain.
- Experience in consulting in the systems / transportation space.
- Ability to work well with multiple teams.
- Data-driven mindset and a proven history of continuous self-development.
