Data Scientist

**Job Description**:
**Data Scientist**

**REF25774B**

**About the job**

NielsenIQ Advanced Analytics team develops and promotes a portfolio of global products. Leveraging NielsenIQ’s unparalleled data and global platforms, the Advanced Analytics team creates solutions to enable our clients to make better business decisions every day. We partner with Product Owners and Core Technology Teams to build scalable, always on, analytic products using relevant modeling/ML techniques.

**Responsibilities**
- Understand business issues, stakeholder requirement and expectations
- Perform relevant modeling analysis and POC exploring multiple techniques
- Ensure Analytics model quality
- Document and present findings and recommendations on methodology in a structured way to various stakeholder or partnering teams (Engineering, Tech, Product leader ).
- Work closely with the Engineering and Tech team to convert those POC into fully scalable products.
- Active and effective collaboration with other project team members (other Data Scientist, Data Steward, Technology Engineer )
- Stay abreast of developments in the area to ensure bringing the most appropriate solutions to our business.

**Qualifications**:

- Masters degree in Data Sciences, mathematics or a closely related field
- 3+ years of experience as a Data Scientist in the business
- Strong theoretical knowledge of statistical modelling and foundational mathematical concepts.
- Experience in machine learning, supervised and unsupervised: Forecasting, Classification, Data/Text Mining, NLP, Decision Trees, Adaptive Decision Algorithms, Random Forest, Search Algorithms, Neural Networks, Deep Learning Algorithms
- Experience with Optimisation techniques: linear programming, integer programming, genetic algorithm, constrained optimisation
- Experience in working on distributed or cloud computing platforms such as Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure
- Proficiency in Data Science coding languages like Python
- Proficiency in SQL
- Experience using collaborative development tools (git ).
- Experience working with Agile methodologies (SCRUM)
- Strong problem solving and excellent communication skills, independent working style.

Additional Information
- Enjoy a flexible and rewarding work environment with peer-to-peer recognition platforms.
- Recharge and revitalize with help of wellness plans made for you and your family.
- Plan your future with financial wellness tools.
- Stay relevant and upskill yourself with career development opportunities.

**About NIQ**

NIQ, the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, reveals new pathways to growth for retailers and consumer goods manufacturers. With operations in more than 100 countries, NIQ delivers the most complete and clear understanding of consumer buying behavior through an advanced business intelligence platform with integrated predictive analytics. NIQ delivers the Full View.

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