Senior Data Scientist

About the Position

Senior Data Scientist

NielsenIQ is a consumer intelligence company that delivers the Full View™, the world’s most complete and clear understanding of consumer buying behavior that reveals new pathways to growth. We are putting the brightest and most dedicated minds together to accelerate progress. By embracing our diversity, we inspire each other to excel and create a lasting impact through our work and the people we collaborate with. NielsenIQ offers a range of products and services that leverage Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to provide insights into consumer behavior and market trends. This position opens the opportunity to apply the latest state of the art in AI/ML and data science to global and key strategic projects.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable, production-ready data science solutions that enable the use of or directly utilize NIQ's Tech & Durable Point-of-Sale data.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, designers, and business stakeholders to translate complex problems into actionable insights.
• Contribute to the evolution of our data science ecosystem through innovation, mentorship, and thought leadership.
• Perform research to drive the development of product-focused Data Science solutions for our T&D business.
• Build, fine-tune, and deploy state-of-the-art neural networks for Extreme Multilabel Classification problems.
• Ensure documentation, reproducibility, and quality of code.
• Collaborate with MLEs and SREs to deploy models in live production pipeline.
• Foster Data Science-related knowledge exchange within NIQ (e.g., Lunch & Learns, Communities of Practice).
• Mentor and guide junior team members and working students, serving as a methodological expert and role model.

Requirements

Essential Skills

• Degree in computer science, data science, statistics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a Data Science role.
• Expert knowledge of developing and optimizing deep learning algorithms on GPU infrastructures using the PyTorch framework.
• Experience with fine-tuning third-party Large Language Models sourced from e.g. HuggingFace.
• Proven ability to ship large-scale models to production environments.
• Strong Python skills and familiarity with development tools (e.g., Jupyter, PyCharm, VSCode).
• Ability to think creatively in addressing analytical objectives.
• Strong presentation and data visualization skills (e.g., ability to communicate complex insights clearly to technical and non-technical audiences).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills to align technical solutions with business needs.
• Ability to work independently and asynchronously as part of a distributed team.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with the evolving data science ecosystem and popular machine learning frameworks beyond PyTorch (e.g., scikit-learn, tensorflow).
• Experience with software engineering best practices (version control, testing, agile development, Scrum, Safe).
• Hands-on experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., GCP) and productionizing machine learning models (e.g., expose as REST API, containerization, scalability, performance optimization).

We Offer

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

About the Company

NielsenIQ 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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