Data Scientist

Beschreibung

For our fast moving consumer goods client in Düsseldorf we are currently looking for a Data Scientist

Start: 01.11.2019
End: 31.01.2020
Location: Düsseldorf (partly remote possible)
Language: English; German nice to have

Background:
Automatic Classifier Foreign trade Use AI to identify correct foreign trade material classification. Therefore the contractor needs to align business requirements and to do implementation of automatic classifier. Start will be mid of October and go Live will be in 6 months

Tasks:
- Identify opportunities for leveraging company data to drive business solutions (see above)
- Mine and analyze data from company databases to drive optimization and improvement of product development, marketing techniques and business strategies
- Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
- Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets.
- Use predictive modelling to increase and optimize customer experiences, revenue generation, ad targeting and other business outcomes.
- Develop company A/ B testing framework and test model quality
- Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy

Skills:
- Phd or Master degree in statistics, math, computer science, or economics
- 2-4 years working experience in the area of data science
- Strong problem solving skills with an emphasis on product development.
- Experience using statistical computer languages (Python,Dockers, Azure, SQL, etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets.
- Experience analyzing data from 3rd party providers: Google Analytics, Site Catalyst, Coremetrics, Adwords, Crimson Hexagon, Facebook Insights, etc.
- Experience working with and creating data architectures.
- Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/ drawbacks.
- Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams.
- A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques.

Jan Ballis
MBA Michael Bailey Associates
Team Lead Recruitment

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.