What You’ll Do
Own Data Science for a specific market/industry on new and already established products, services and design
Be a Data Science business partner for managing directors, commercial, product, and technology leaders to achieve country specific goals including revenue and EBITDA and other objectives
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
Support Client and Commercial teams with Data Science design and methodological questions
Play a leading role in the application of data and analytics strategies in support of clients’ business needs
Innovate and create out of the box solutions by leveraging large and diverse data sets and state of the art technologies.
Collaborate and align with other Data Science team units to deliver and prioritize objectives
Enable Data Science technology solutions on the ground and ensure solutions meets client needs
Leverage Product Enhancement, Product and Technology teams to bring to the market services and solutions
Contribute to identifying third parties and evaluate their capabilities and data sets in order to develop new solutions
Design and conduct studies, tests and use advanced analytics techniques to build proof of concept and prototypes for use cases
Coach and develop junior data scientists
Lead the team and complement performance objectives
Professionals with degrees in Maths, Data Science, Statistics, Actuarial Science or related fields involving statistical analysis of large data sets
+3 - 5 years of experience in market research or relevant field
Solid understanding of CPG/FMCG Industry and Retail market impact on client’s business within the market.
Soft skills qualifications:
Passionate about innovation and technology
Experienced connecting with stakeholders and clients proactively, finding ways to link client's needs with the business
Innovative mindset, creativity, thinking out-of-the-box
Good ability to effectively convey complex concepts to non-experts
Strong Problem-Solving skills
Intellectual curiosity and persistence to find answers to questions
Great collaborative and interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels
Ability to set priorities
Great command of written and spoken English
Eager to continuously learn and adapt to changing technologies and tools
Good ability to make decisions and successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently in a high-pressure environment
Analytical and Technical skills:
Solid understanding of Statistics
Strong aptitude for data analysis
Solid critical/ logical thinking
Business acumen, finance and budgeting knowledge
Experienced with programming languages such as Python and R
Preferred Qualification:
Experienced in data visualization tools (e.g. Spotfire, Tableau, etc) and mapping tools.
Working knowledge with collaboration tools such as Microsoft 365, Atlassian, Git, Bitbucket and Confluence
Working experience with contemporary database systems
Familiarity with marketing analytics, including designing experiment and consumer behavior analysis
Familiar with Project Management
About NIQ
NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™.
NIQ, is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit NIQ.com.
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