Data Scientist - EMEIA Demand Forecasting & Analytics 12 months Fixed Term Cover

Our team provides data & automation infrastructure to enable commercial insights for EMEIA Sales Finance and EMEIA Sales. In your role, you will create and maintain data pipelines and machine learning solutions. You will manage the end-to-end solution delivery, including: gathering business requirements, designing and building solutions, and managing testing, training, and rollout. For more complex projects, you may partner with IS&T and Business Process Reengineering teams on delivery. Our team acts as superusers of analytics & BI platforms (e.g. Tableau, SAP BusinessObjects), databases (e.g. Dremio, Snowflake), and data science platforms (e.g. Dataiku). We help to train and encourage adoption of these technologies with the wider Sales Finance team. You will work in a collaborative environment with minimal formal structure and should be comfortable in a changing environment with competing priorities. You will possess proven business insight, a strong quantitative / technical

background, natural curiosity, and the ability to effectively shift between communications styles based on the audience (from a technical peer review through to a leadership update). As this is a role within Finance, you will also be required to have attention to detail as well as strong business and finance acumen. Please note, this is a contract position which is due to complete by end of December 2025,

• 3-5 yrs experience working as a data scientist, data engineer, data analyst, or related role
• 2-3 years experience in Python (with emphasis on packages like Pandas, scikit-learn, statsmodels)
• Proficiency in query languages such as SQL
• Basic knowledge and understanding of software design principles and how to apply them (SOLID, DRY, modularity, abstraction, consistency, etc.)
• BS/MS in Data Science/Machine Learning, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Systems, or related field, Solid understanding of the theory behind statistical analysis and machine learning
• Experience in applying data science / machine learning techniques especially times series forecasting to provide solutions to real business problems
• Knowledge of machine learning techniques especially for time series forecasting
• Experience in developing and maintaining data pipelines
• Experience with cloud data science platforms: Dataiku (preferred), DataRobot, Databricks, AWS SageMaker, Google Cloud AI Platform, etc.
• Experience in full data science project delivery lifecycle - from identifying the underlying business needs to delivering projects in manner that meets those needs
• Curiosity to understand new data science tools and how they can be leveraged to meet business needs
• Ability to translate technical content for non-technical audiences and vice-versa
• Strong verbal / written communication skills
• Creativity to go beyond current tools to deliver the best solution to the problem
• Detail oriented and self-motivated individual able to function effectively when working independently or in a team.
• Familiarity with MLOps practices is a plus
• Experience with Git is a plus
• Experience using Tableau is a plus
• Experience using Essbase is a plus
• Experience using BusinessObjects is a plus
  
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