Associate Director, Data Science

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Job Description




\xe2\x9e\xa2 Own Data Science for a specific-market/industry on new and already established products, services and design.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Be a Data Science business partner for country / cluster leaders, commercial, product, and technology leaders to achieve country specific goals including revenue and EBITDA and other objectives.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Regularly meet directly with clients to understand strategic business needs, translate them into analytical strategies and offer innovative solutions driven through state of the art methodologies in Data Science.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Support Client and Commercial teams with Data Science design and methodological questions.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Play a leading role in the application of data and analytics strategies in support of clients\' business needs.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Innovate and create out of the box solutions by leveraging large and diverse data sets and state of the art technologies.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Collaborate and align with other Data Science team units to deliver and prioritize objectives.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Enable Data Science technology solutions on the ground and ensure solutions meets client needs.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Leverage DSCi Methods, Product and Technology teams to bring to the market services and solutions.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Contribute to identifying third parties and evaluate their capabilities and data sets in order to develop new solutions.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Design and conduct studies, tests and use advanced analytics techniques to build proof of concept and prototypes for use cases.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Enable your team to focus on innovation and contribute to the company\'s objectives.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Coach and develop junior data scientists.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Lead the team and provide performance objectives.

Qualifications

Experience

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Professionals with degrees in Maths, Data Science, Statistics, or related fields involving statistical analysis of large data sets.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 5+ years of experience in market research or relevant field

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Solid understanding of CPG/FMCG Industry and Retail market impact on client\'s business within the market.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Work experience on eCommerce, webscraping solutions, consumer sourced data solutions is preferred

Qualifications

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Soft skills qualifications

\xe2\x97\x8b Passionate about innovation and technology

\xe2\x97\x8b Experienced connecting with stakeholders and clients proactively, finding ways to link client\'s needs with the business.

\xe2\x97\x8b Innovative mindset, creativity, thinking out-of-the-box.

\xe2\x97\x8b Good ability to effectively convey complex concepts to non-experts.

\xe2\x97\x8b Strong Problem-Solving skills

\xe2\x97\x8b Intellectual curiosity and persistence to find answers to questions.

\xe2\x97\x8b Great collaborative and interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels.

\xe2\x97\x8b Ability to set priorities.

\xe2\x97\x8b Good leadership skills.

\xe2\x97\x8b Business acumen, consultative skills and empathy for clients.

\xe2\x97\x8b Great command of written and spoken English

\xe2\x97\x8b Eager to continuously learn and adapt to changing technologies and tools.

\xe2\x97\x8b Good ability to make decisions and successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently in a high pressure environment.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Good people management skills and coaching.

\xe2\x9e\xa2 Analytical and Technical skills:

\xe2\x97\x8b Solid understanding of Statistics

\xe2\x97\x8b Strong aptitude for data analysis.

\xe2\x97\x8b Solid critical/ logical thinking.

\xe2\x97\x8b Business acumen, finance and budgeting knowledge

\xe2\x97\x8b Knowledge / familiarity on data visualization tools (e.g. Spotfire, Tableau, etc) and programming languages (Python, R), preferred.

Additional Information

About NielsenIQ

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company providing the most complete and trusted view of consumers and markets in 90 countries covering 90% of the world\'s population. Focusing on consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and FMCG and retailers, we enable customers to defy what\'s possible. How? We combine unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology, and the industry\'s top talent to create insights that unlock innovation. Join us and change the landscape.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD945145
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Education
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