Manager, Data Science

Job Description

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelz International

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

You will be crucial in supporting our business by creating valuable, actionable insights about the data, and communicating yourfindings to the business. You will work with various stakeholders to determine how to use business data for business solutions/insights.

How you will contribute

You will:

- Analyzeand derive value from data through the application methods suchas mathematics, statistics,computer science, machine learning and datavisualization. In this role you will also formulate hypotheses and test them usingmath, statistics, visualization andpredictivemodeling
- Understand business challenges, create valuable actionable insights about the data, and communicate your findings to the business. After that you will work with stakeholders to determine how to use business data for business solutions/insights
- Enable data-driven decision making by creating custom models or prototypes from trends or patterns discernedand by underscoring implications.Coordinate with other technical/functional teams to implement models and monitor results
- Apply mathematical, statistical, predictive modelling or machine-learning techniques and withsensitivity to the limitations of the techniques. Select, acquire and integrate data for analysis. Develop datahypotheses and methods, train and evaluate analytics models, share insights and findings and continues toiterate with additional data
- Develop processes, techniques, and tools toanalyzeand monitor model performance while ensuring dataaccuracy
- Evaluate the need for analytics, assess the problems to be solved and what internal or external data sourcesto use or acquire. Specify and apply appropriate mathematical, statistical, predictive modelling or machine-learning techniques toanalyzedata, generate insights, create value and support decision making
- Contribute to exploration and experimentation in data visualization and you will manage reviews of the benefits and value of analytics techniques and tools and recommend improvements

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

- Strong quantitative skillset with experience in statistics and linear algebra.
- A natural inclination toward solving complex problems
- Knowledge/experience with statistical programming languages including R, Python, SQL, etc., toprocess data and gain insights from it
- Knowledge of machine learning techniques including decision-tree learning, clustering, artificialneural networks, etc., and their pros and cons
- Knowledge and experience in advanced statistical techniques and concepts including,regression, distribution properties, statistical testing, etc.
- Good communication skills to promote cross-team collaboration
- Multilingual coding knowledge/experience: Java, JavaScript, C, C++, etc.
- Experience/knowledge in statistics and data mining techniques including random forest,GLM/regression, social network analysis, text mining, etc. Ability to use data visualization tools to showcase data for stakeholders

We're looking for a Senior Data Scientist to lead data science engagements within Mondelz International. This role involves owning the full lifecycle of data science application projects, from concept to deployment and optimization. You'll also be a strategic advisor, shaping our data science capabilities, and defining internal standards for application development.

Your responsibilities also include the enterprise-level data science applications design and recommending the right tools and technologies. A good balance between traditional AI/ML and GenAI experience is preferred. You'll play a critical role in driving innovation, maximizing value, and fostering responsible AI adoption in D&A function.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead Data Science Application Development/Deployment: Lead the full lifecycle of data science projects, from ideation and design to deployment and optimization, whether developed in-house, through partner collaboration or buying off-the-shelf.
- Advisory AI/GenAI: Provide strategic advice on the evolution of our AI/GenAIcapabilities to match company goals. Keeping up with the latest GenAItrend.
- Standards and Governance:Help establish/refresh and enforce programmatic approaches, governance frameworks and best practices for effective data science application building.
- Technology Evaluation and Recommendation: Evaluate and recommend the most appropriate AI/GenAItools, technologies.
- Knowledge Sharing and Mentoring: Share knowledge and expertise with other team members, mentor junior data scientists, and spearhead the development of a strong AI community within Mondelz.

Skills and Experiences:

- Deep understanding of data science methodologies and implications: proficiency in machine learning, deep learning, statistical modelling, optimization, causal inference etc.
- Hands-on experience in cloud environment(8 years):Cloud platform, cloud-based data storage, processing, AI/ML model building, model life cycle, process orchestration, cost optimization etc.
- LLM Application architecture & Integration (3 years): Hands-on experience building RAG applications, clear understanding of the underline technologies.
- Cloud Based Deployment & Scaling: Practical experience deploying and scaling data science (including GenAI) applications in cloud environment. Familiar with scaling strategies for LLMs, and integration with other application.
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams/stakeholder management (5 years): Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal to articulate technical concepts. A big emphasis on the ability to listen and capture key information.

Qualifications:

- Master's degree in a Quantitative Discipline, PhD preferred.

- Minimum 8 years of experience in data science/AI.

- Minimum 2 years of GenAI experience.

Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broad range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands globally and locally including many household names such as , and biscuits , and chocolate candy and gum. We are proud to hold the top position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy and the second top position in gum.

Our 80,000 makers and bakers are located in more than80countries and we sell our products in over150countries around the world. Our people are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen-and happen fast.

Mondelz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular

Data Science

Analytics & Data Science

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