Wheels Up is on a mission to democratize the private aviation space through cutting-edge technology and innovative product and service offerings. With the Wheels Up App, anyone can search, book, and fly on private aircraft from the world's largest marketplace of safety-vetted and verified planes, totaling over 1,500 whenever they have a travel need. It's as easy as booking an Uber or an Airbnb.
In January 2020, we entered a groundbreaking partnership with Delta, which combined Delta Private Jets to expand our fleet and offer guaranteed nationwide coverage. This enabled us to provide unparalleled experiences across private and commercial air travel. We also acquired our longtime partner Gama Aviation in March 2020, making us the largest Part 135 operator in the U.S. and one of the world's largest private aviation operators and aircraft management companies. Additionally in January 2021, we acquired Mountain Aviation, the largest Part 135 operator of Citation X Super-Mid Jets in the U.S. These developments, coupled with our previous acquisitions of Avianis, a leading tech company in our space that has accelerated the development of our next-level digital platform, and TMC, the leading light jet charter wholesaler in the U.S., have made Wheels Up one of the fastest-growing and most innovative private aviation companies in the industry, capable of fulfilling any flight need. At Wheels Up, we realize our vision of making private flying and the accompanying lifestyle accessible to millions of individuals, families, and businesses in the U.S. and worldwide.
Highly complex business and operations problems at the forefront of Wheels Up require understanding and predicting factors involved in both short-term tactical and long-term strategic decision making. The Data Science Team within the Data organization at Wheels Up is essential in building models and algorithms to enable data-driven decision making via data products and services across the company. We are seeking Data Scientists at all levels to contribute to this group.
Responsibilities
- Design, model, and implement data products and services that drive business impact through informed and/or automated decision making.
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders to understand data science needs and explore new opportunities for impact.
- Solve challenging data science problems utilizing various techniques in the field of AI/ML, statistics, optimization, and/or simulation.
- Leverage knowledge of software engineering principles to guide development and deployment of data science solutions in production.
- Maintain expert knowledge in the latest data science methods and tools with an emphasis on practical business applications.
Qualifications
- An advanced degree (preferably Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Math or a related field.
- 3+ years of industry experience in building data products, in particular using high performance machine learning libraries and frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, Tensorflow).
- Strong programming experience in production environments using SQL and Python.
- Expertise in researching and developing models and algorithms for practical business problems, preferably in the logistics space.
- Comfortable with Azure eco-system.
Wheels Up Story
Wheels Up (NYSE:UP), a leading demand generator in private aviation, offers a total private aviation solution that includes world-class safety, service and flexibility through on-demand flights, membership programs, corporate solutions, aircraft management, whole aircraft sales and commercial travel benefits through a strategic partnership with Delta Air Lines.
Our employees’ passion for innovation, customer-centric mindset and collaborative spirit drives our mission to connect flyers to private aircraft – and one another – to deliver exceptional, personalized experiences and build an industry-leading marketplace.
Wheels Up attracts, empowers and retains diverse, talented employees who bring a range of experiences and are committed to taking Wheels Up to new heights. We recognize our employees’ unique perspectives and skills and take pride in helping them develop a meaningful and exciting career path with us.
Interested in joining our talented team, explore our career opportunities, today!
To learn more about Wheels Up, please visit WheelsUp.com.
The wage range for this position is $100,000 to $250,000 base salary determinded based on experience. This range takes into account a variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, such as differences in skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. This wage range has not been adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with where the position may be filled. At Wheels Up, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Your placement within the wage range is primarily based on your qualifications and experience.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. Wheels Up also offers a full range of healthcare (medical, dental, vision, mental health), a generous 401k plan, financial, and other benefits, including pet, life and disability insurance and a flexible paid time off policy including 14 paid holidays.
