Lead, Data Scientist

About the Position

Lead, Data Scientist

• Employment Type: Full-time
• Team: Career Site Team: Data Science & Business Intelligence

Responsibilities

• Own Data Science for a specific market/industry on new and already established products, services, and design.
• Be a Data Science business partner for country/cluster leaders, commercial, product, and technology leaders to achieve country-specific goals including revenue and EBITDA and other objectives.
• Regularly meet directly with clients to understand strategic business needs, translate them into analytical strategies, and offer innovative solutions driven through state-of-the-art methodologies in Data Science.
• Support Client and Commercial teams with Data Science design and methodological questions.
• Play a leading role in the application of data and analytics strategies in support of clients’ business needs.
• Innovate and create out-of-the-box solutions by leveraging large and diverse data sets and state-of-the-art technologies.
• Collaborate and align with other Data Science team units to deliver and prioritize objectives.
• Enable Data Science technology solutions on the ground and ensure solutions meet client needs.
• Contribute to identifying third parties and evaluate their capabilities and data sets to develop new solutions.
• Design and conduct studies, tests, and use advanced analytics techniques to build proof of concept and prototypes for use cases.
• Enable your team to focus on innovation and contribute to the company's objectives.
• Coach and develop junior data scientists.
• Lead the team and provide performance objectives.

Requirements

• Educational Background: Professionals with degrees in Maths, Data Science, Statistics, or related fields involving statistical analysis of large data sets.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in market research or relevant field.
• Industry Knowledge: Solid understanding of CPG/FMCG Industry and Retail market impact on client’s business within the market.
• Preferred Experience: Work experience on eCommerce, web scraping solutions, consumer sourced data solutions.
• Soft Skills:
  • Passionate about innovation and technology.
  • Experienced connecting with stakeholders and clients proactively, finding ways to link client's needs with the business.
  • Innovative mindset, creativity, thinking out-of-the-box.
  • Good ability to effectively convey complex concepts to non-experts.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Intellectual curiosity and persistence to find answers to questions.
  • Great collaborative and interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels.
  • Ability to set priorities.
  • Good leadership skills.
  • Business acumen, consultative skills, and empathy for clients.
  • Great command of written and spoken English.
  • Eager to continuously learn and adapt to changing technologies and tools.
  • Good ability to make decisions and successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently in a high-pressure environment.
• People Management Skills: Good people management skills and coaching.
• Analytical and Technical Skills:
  • Solid understanding of Statistics.
  • Strong aptitude for data analysis.
  • Solid critical/logical thinking.
  • Business acumen, finance, and budgeting knowledge.
  • Knowledge/familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Spotfire, Tableau) and programming languages (Python, R), preferred.

We Offer

• Flexible working environment.
• Volunteer time off.
• LinkedIn Learning.
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP).

About the Company

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights-delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms-NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

For more information, visit NIQ.com.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At NIQ, we are steadfast in our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace that mirrors the rich diversity of the communities and markets we serve. We believe that embracing a wide range of perspectives drives innovation and excellence. All employment decisions at NIQ are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We invite individuals who share our dedication to inclusivity and equity to join us in making a meaningful impact. To learn more about our ongoing efforts in diversity and inclusion, please visit the Diversity and Inclusion page.

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