Careers in Data Science
At Shell, a career in data science is at the forefront of our operations and serves as a key driver in enabling informed decision-making, operational optimisation, and value creation across our businesses. With diverse data sets, cutting-edge technologies, and a collaborative team that creates innovative solutions, our data scientists contribute to Shell's powering progress strategy. They play a crucial role in helping Shell meet the world's energy needs while addressing global sustainability challenges.
Harnessing data science for a net-zero future.
At Shell, our data science team plays a pivotal role in fast-tracking our transition to net-zero emissions and preparing us for future energy solutions. Data Science at Shell involves not just technologies, algorithms, machine learning, programming languages, software, and database management, but also identifying problems to solve and transforms businesses and processes. Our team uses AI to derive real value from diverse data sources like blockchain, IoT devices, drones and petabytes of videos from land and marine surveys.
Organisations and teams capable of harnessing real-time data and delivering solutions that drive business value and accelerate energy transition will make a tangible impact in the field.
Shell Career/Data Science opportunity
Title: Shell Career/Data Science opportunity
Duration: 1.35 minutes
Description:
Commercial Data Science Manager explains his experience at Shell and the opportunities in Data science.
{In this video, Ms. Josephine (Data science Manager) from SBO Chennai explains her journey in Shell and the working experience as commercial DS manager. She also explains the various activities and opportunities she received from Shell when joined in commercial Data science team.}
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I'm Josephine I'm currently a data
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science manager in commercial data
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science team where I'm managing uh the
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trading and Supply operations portfolio
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I've been with shell for almost eight
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years and before joining shell I spent
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close to 10 years mostly in startups
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where I got an opportunity for different
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domains and then do Hands-On when I
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decided to move to move to Chennai I
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heard that shell set up a new uh data
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science team and then they were hiring
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so that is the main reason that is the
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one reason which I decided to
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apply for shell and then join shell
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because the team was new so we'll get a
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lot of opportunities to explore
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different business romance within shell
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as a data science manager, I work closely
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with stakeholders to develop digital
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strategy and build data science projects
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Pipeline and my team worked closely with
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business to deliver value through those
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data science projects and they support
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actually, different digital initiatives
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across different spectrum of analytics
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especially descriptive Diagnostics uh
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forecasting optimization machine
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learning natural language processing so
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across different spectrums as a
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commercial data science team we bring
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business expertise business domain
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expertise technology and data science
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capabilities together which is our USB
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so, this particular skill set actually
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opens a lot of doors lot of
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opportunities in Shell to further grow
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and build a strong career in
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digitalization
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Shell Testimonial
Title: Shell Testimonial
Duration: 1.51 minutes
Description:
Commercial Data Science Manager explains his experience at Shell and the opportunities in Data science.
{In this video, Mr. Udhav Halgeri (Data science Manager) from SBO Chennai explains his journey in Shell and the working experience as commercial DS manager. He also explains the various activities and opportunities she received from Shell when joined in commercial Data science team.}
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hi my name is udhav I am the data
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science manager for the mobility
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business Excel
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I joined shell two years back I come
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from an analytics and consumer insights
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background you may ask why did I join
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shell well the first thing that came to
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my mind was the scale at which shell
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operates right so most of my career I've
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worked with companies that probably the
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impact of the work that you would do
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would be restricted to a market to a
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line of business but with shell I saw
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that the opportunity was to truly make
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an impact at a very global scale I would
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say shell is not just one company it is
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four or five different companies Under
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One Roof and that's what really excites
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me as a analytics professional that I
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get to apply my skills at Shell like I
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mentioned earlier uh we interact in fact
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with 30 million customers on a
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day-to-day basis and just understanding
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what the customers want what their needs
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are is how uh you know shells strategy
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going forward
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is going to help bring better customer
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experience to our
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uh at a site level at uh whenever they
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transact with us one of the things that
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we do uh we are doing in fact is trying
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to achieve the net emissions uh Target
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and how does retail help uh in that
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process and how does that the work that
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my team helps them and we help shell
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Drive value from that customer data
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right and and that value that we are
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generating is helping in funding some of
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the net emissions uh Target and and
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trying to build the new energy business
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uh for Shell uh so in in uh in
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conclusion I would say if the Futures is
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yours to make
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Foreign
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Data-driven Commercial Decisions
Commercial Data Science activities in Finance involve the application of data science techniques to generate valuable commercial insights for the business. Data scientists play a critical role in developing analytics models using specialised tools to address business problems and provide marketing analytics solutions. They are responsible for identifying appropriate models, evaluating their validity from scientific and business perspectives, and supporting the data science lead and digital product owners in project design and execution. Collaboration with stakeholders and subject matter experts is integral to their role, as they work closely with teams such as marketing and sales to ensure the models meet business needs. The commercial data scientists contribute to the development and implementation of effective data-driven strategies and decision-making processes, leveraging their expertise in data science and analytics to drive business success.
Data Science in Digitalisation
Shell's approach to digitalisation goes beyond technology, encompassing people and agile ways of working. The concept of "citizen data scientists" is embraced, recognising the potential of employees from diverse backgrounds, such as petroleum engineers or process engineers, who possess strengths in mathematics and science. Shell provides platforms, training, and a protected interface to enable these citizen data scientists to leverage AI and data science for developing tailor-made process solutions, including DIY (do-it-yourself) local no-code or low-code applications. This approach has gained momentum with over 500 live applications, empowering end-users to create software applications through simple drag and drop actions, without the need for writing complex code.
Furthermore, Shell has fostered a culture conducive to data science projects, with a robust network of over 7000 members in the Shell.ai network. This network aims to share knowledge and bridge the gap for end-users in understanding the value of data science and digital technology for their business.
Get involved in key projects.
As part of our data science teams, you will have the opportunity to be at the cutting edge of innovation, leveraging the latest digital technologies and trends at scale. From creating Digital Twins and Process Digital Twins to improve performance and reduce costs, to developing AI solutions for scheduling and managing the company's finance SoX controls and utilising AI for predictive maintenance to identify and address potential failures before they impact the company, you will be involved in pioneering projects that drive real impact to the energy transition.
Partner with specialists from diverse disciplines.
Collaboration has always been at the heart of Shell’s approach to achieving our sustainability goals. As part of the Data Science team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded business functions, technology, and R&D teams that fosters a culture of teamwork and innovation. You also get the opportunity to closely collaborate with Shell’s Global Scientific Community, researchers, and engineers who contribute towards efforts to protect and preserve nature. In addition, you will have the chance to work with individuals who share a common purpose and are passionate about making a positive impact at scale.
Enhance your wide-ranging skill sets.
Shell is actively committed in creating meaningful career opportunities for data scientists, and keenly promotes learning through various programmes such as Nanodegree, Shell E4, hackathons, and boot camps. Shell's dynamic business needs, shaped by the evolving energy transition, offer diverse opportunities for employees worldwide. Joining the data science team that’s aligned with Finance operations can lead to progression from data analyst or associate data scientist to data scientist, with options to specialise as a senior data scientist or move into managerial roles like data scientist team lead or data science manager. Additionally, there are also potential opportunities in AI engineering within the Information & Digital Technology space and research-focused career paths within the Projects & Technology wing of Shell for the employees to explore and utilise their technical skills.
