Our client, an established & growing food manufacturer, is seeking a motivated and technically proficient Junior Data Scientist to join their expanding analytics function. This role offers the opportunity to engage in a variety of exciting data science projects that have significant implications for stakeholders across the organization.
This Role Offers:
- The opportunity to work with a leading name in the food/beverage manufacturing industry.
- A role with significant impact on the company’s efficiency and growth.
- Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
- A collaborative work environment that values innovation and leadership.
Focus:
- Collaborate on data-focused projects from start to finish, including data cleaning, descriptive analysis, predictive modeling, and visualization.
- Leverage Python for advanced data analysis and machine learning to develop and optimize solutions.
- Utilize SQL for data extraction and transformation, including writing efficient queries and stored procedures.
- Contribute to the creation of dashboards and visualizations to effectively communicate findings to stakeholders.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into actionable data-driven solutions.
Skill Set:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Analytics, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to take real-world analytics/data science projects from inception to completion.
- Strong knowledge of Python, particularly in data analysis and machine learning frameworks.
- Experience with SQL, including advanced skills in querying databases and writing stored procedures.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) for documentation and presentation purposes.
- Familiarity with Docker and Docker Compose for containerization and environment management as well as Apache Airflow and data visualization tools such as Plotly are a plus
- Experience with command-line interaction in Unix/Linux operating systems.
- Knowledge of statistical modeling techniques and machine learning models, including time series modeling.
- Prior experience with demand forecasting and/or pricing analytics is a plus.
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