Johnson Controls is a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings. They are seeking a curious and driven Junior Data Scientist to join their Lean Initiative team, where the candidate will develop models, support analytics, and help bring AI-powered features to life.
Responsibilities
- Build, train, and evaluate machine learning models that support business decisions and product features
- Develop and maintain analytics reports and dashboards that surface actionable insights for stakeholders
- Collaborate on AI product and feature work — from prototyping to production support
- Write clean, well-documented Python for data processing, modeling, and analysis
- Work with SQL to query, transform, and validate data across multiple sources Support model monitoring, performance tracking, and iterative improvement
- Explore and experiment with LLMs and GenAI frameworks to identify opportunities for intelligent automation and AI-assisted workflows
- Work across cloud platforms (Azure or Palantir) to access data, run workloads, and deploy models
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field
- Hands-on experience with Python and/or R — coursework, projects, internships, or personal work all count
- Comfort writing SQL queries and working with structured and semi-structured data
- Familiarity with core ML concepts — supervised/unsupervised learning, model evaluation, feature engineering
- Exposure to at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Curiosity about LLMs and GenAI — you don't need to be an expert, but you should be excited about where the space is going
- Strong communication skills — you can explain what you built and why it matters to both technical and non-technical audiences
- A collaborative mindset and willingness to learn fast in a lean team environment
- Experience with frameworks like LangChain, Hugging Face, or OpenAI APIs
- Exposure to MLflow, dbt, or similar tools
- Familiarity with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, or similar)
- Any experience with Palantir Foundry or AIP is a bonus
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
- Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care
- On the job/cross training opportunities
- Encouraging and collaborative team environment
- Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
Company Overview
Johnson Controls offers smart buildings that create safe, healthy, and sustainable environments. It was founded in 1885, and is headquartered in Cork, Cork, IRL, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.johnsoncontrols.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Johnson Controls has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 9 in 2026, 61 in 2025, 57 in 2024, 80 in 2023, 95 in 2022, 81 in 2021, 93 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.