Senior AI Scientist – Planning
Avathon · Pleasanton, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago · $160k - $240k
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days Avathon's roles stay open a median of 83 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 49% of Avathon's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Avathon
- high 35 stale, 0 reposted of 45 open
- Hiring momentum
- 46 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-25
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About this role
As a Senior AI Scientist at Avathon, you will develop AI and optimization models focused on demand forecasting, supply planning, and inventory optimization for various industries. Your work will involve applying machine learning techniques to real supply chain data and transitioning models from research to production. You will collaborate with the Planning engineering team and mentor data scientists while ensuring the accuracy and effectiveness of your models.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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What you need
- PhD or MS in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, Applied Math or a related field
- 10+ years of industry experience in applied ML, optimization or supply chain planning systems
- Deep experience in at least two of: demand forecasting, supply and inventory optimization, production scheduling or S&OP analytics
- Hands-on Python with optimization solvers (Gurobi, CPLEX, OR-Tools or similar) and forecasting libraries (statsmodels, GluonTS or similar)
- Strong statistical modeling and good judgment on when simple methods beat complex ones
- Experience with real supply chain data, ideally at a planning vendor such as o9 Solutions, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, Oracle or SAP, or at a large manufacturer
Nice to have
- Multi-echelon inventory, Bayesian methods for demand sensing, or publications in applied OR and ML
What you get
- Pay Range: $160k - $240k salary annually
- This role is not remote; candidates must report to the Pleasanton office 5 days a week
Worth weighing
- No remote work option; candidates must be local to the Bay Area and work on-site
- The pay range is broad, indicating potential variability based on experience and location
- The role involves both applied research and production delivery, which may require balancing different priorities
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Listed by Avathon on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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