For more than 100 years, Praxair has taken something as fundamental as air 

and turned it into ways to make food taste better, plants operate cleaner 

and more efficiently, breathing easier and entertainment more exciting - 

in short, to make all our lives better.

 

Praxair is a Fortune 250 company and the products and technology we 

develop impact more than 20 different industries. We're one of the world's 

largest industrial gases businesses, and you see our work every day, often 

without realizing it.



POSITION QUALIFICATION SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Director of Global Analytics and R&D Productivity 

Research, you will manage a team of engineers who develop and deploy data 

visualization & advanced analytical solutions to deliver business value to 

all Praxair business units. This will include our regional operations and 

business teams as well as the corporate Global Operations Excellence and 

R&D teams. The goal is to support our global efforts to develop digital 

business transformations. 



KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

•	Evaluate and prioritize all incoming requests; effectively manage 

all tasks, deliverables and project milestones.

•	Work closely with the business units to identify opportunities to 

leverage advanced analytics. 

•	Provide project oversight, technical support and development 

coaching to the team members.

•	Perform advanced quantitative and statistical analysis of large 

datasets to generate insights and turn information into actionable 

recommendations.

•	Bea subject matter expert and trusted advisor in the analytics 

discipline.

•	Develop presentations to summarize and communicate key messages to 

senior management.

•	Actively contribute to the continuous learning mindset of the 

organization by bringing in new ideas and perspectives that stretch the 

thinking of the group.



QUALIFICATIONS:

Basic:

•	Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Engineering (or related discipline).

•	5 or more years’ of relevant industry experience in implementing 

analytical solutions for process improvement.

•	Ability to travel up to 20% of the time (domestic and 

international).

•	3 years of experience managing a team towards a common goal.

                                                                           

                                                  

Preferred:

•	Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering preferred.

•	Hands-on experience with predictive modeling, machine learning, 

data mining, and optimization algorithms.

•	Strong working knowledge of statistics, computer science and 

programming.

•	Expert-level abilities in at least one of the following: Tableau, 

Matlab, SQL, R, or other statistical / database software.

•	5 or more years of experience in industrial gas business.

•	5+ years of managing experience.



Where your talent makes an impact.



All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without 

regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, 

national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.



You can apply on-line at http://www.praxair.com/careers



Title: Advanced Analytics Engineering Manager

Corporate Title: Engineering Manager III (Level 11)

Hiring Manager:  Megan, Larry

Location: Tonawanda, NY (PTC)