Data Scientist

Job Description

We are looking for a passionate Data Scientist to be part of our Commercial Analytics and Solutions team in Spain.

This role will require interfacing and collaborating with many teams, including technical and business teams, so strong communication skills is a must. A one team, growth and continual learning mindset aligned with our ways of working is required.

Objectives:

• Actively collaborate and develop Advanced Analytics and Data Science projects. Data analysis and interpretation. Turning data into information and information into valuable insights by using advanced data analytics. On cloud environments, data preparation, data modeling and industrialization.

• Explore and assess many different analytical and technical solutions. Being able to evaluate their performance and their value to our business stakeholders.

• Explore many different and complex data sources to identify what data is available and relevant, including internal and external data sources, leveraging new data collection processes. Ability to assess data quality and evaluate its usability.

• Automation and process optimization. Analyze processes, identifying the inefficiencies and provide and develop automation solutions.

• Business storytelling and communicating data insights in business consumable format.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

• >3 years of experience in Data Science positions. Experience in developing, evaluating, industrializing and communicating Advance Analytics and Data Science projects. Background in Business Analytics/Business Intelligence is welcome.

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science or another related field.

• Broad knowledge of probability, statistics and Machine Learning Algorithms.

• Proficiency in Spanish and in English.

• Demonstrated expertise in Python and SQL, as well as proficiency in various data science libraries.

• Proficiency in cloud environments or managed services/tools (preferably Dataiku).

• BI/Visualization tools (preferably PowerBI.).

Personal skills:

• Communicating skills: ability to effectively share results of analytical insights with different audiences: from technical roles to business stakeholders.

• Interpersonal skills: ability to collaborate, network and build strong relationships with team members and stakeholders

• Decision-making and problem-solving skills: being able to understand business needs and collaborate in the definition of analytical solutions to facilitate the decision-making process in a proactive way.

• Learning-oriented skills: willing to acquire knowledge on new topics specially with regards to new technology, programming languages, processes, business strategy, goals and purposes.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Data Science, Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Project Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management

Preferred Skills:

Decision Making, Teamwork

Requisition ID:R282530