Equipment Advanced Analytics Manager

Company: TTX
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

**Position available for remote candidatesThe Equipment Advanced Analytics Manager at TTX is responsible for supporting the Engineering team with component reliability and performance analytics. This position will partner with Engineering to develop metrics, reporting, and dashboards for TTX leadership as well as our railroad owners.The Equipment Advanced Analytics Manager will assist the Operations Strategy and Analytics department with digital transformation by building next level advanced analytics solutions. This position will develop predictive and prescriptive analytics to solve practical problems and provide business value. This position will design, develop and implement business critical data science, machine learning, and automation projects around railcar asset health, effectiveness of maintenance programs, operational efficiencies, and fleet availability.The Equipment Advanced Analytics Manager will act as the steward for data quality related to repair billing and components. This position will work closely with IT on the development of TTX's Enterprise Data Warehouse Modernization effort to ensure the team has access to clean, analytics-ready, data.RESPONSIBILITIES - Support Engineering with data analysis for the Field Trial process (monitoring the field performance of components in railcar service) by evaluating performance of new designs or new manufacturers of components applied to TTX railcars - Actively investigates and takes initiative to identify what is driving trends found through the data analysis performed - Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Quality to develop advanced analytics and business intelligence reports by defining the information requirements, gathering and analyzing the appropriate data and writing formal reports - Develop infrastructure and business processes necessary to build and maintain machine learning models and solutions - Partner with Engineering to maintain performance benchmarks for components by providing analytics self-service tools - Maintain, support, and expand existing analytical tools related to field trials and component reliability analysis - Act as the liaison between the Equipment Analytics and Information Technology Analytics teams to ensure business goals and strategies are aligned and data quality is maintained - Provide support for ad hoc requests for business intelligence reports by defining the information requirements, providing the data preparation and solution design. - Understand railcar repair billing and repair billing procedures - Ability to develop and present cost benefit analysis supporting companywide initiatives - Act as data steward of information pertinent to the Equipment DepartmentQUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor or Master's degree in computer science, statistics, business analytics, engineering or other related degrees - Five years' experience in data analytics, reliability or predictive analytics and data modeling - Strong technical and functional skills. Advanced skills in statistical analysis and Data Science. Experience with Python, SQL, and SAS required - Knowledge and understanding of railcar components and railcar repair billing data and reporting preferred - Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from key customers and managers. - Strong verbal and written communication skills. Team building and problem resolution skills.PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS(The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)General office environment; may be required to travel. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit (remain stationary within work area) and use hands to finger, handle, feel and reach. The employee is occasionally required to move about (stand, walk). The employee must occasionally lift and/or transport up to 10 pounds. Correctable vision required for close, distance, and color vision capabilities.The above job description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

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