Senior Data Scientist

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

As a Senior Data Scientist you will play a key role in developing end-to-end analytic solutions shaping data and algorithms to deliver accurate and robust Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics. At NIQ were looking for someone to join our Tech & Durable Global Data Science team working at the intersection of business data science and engineering to transform business problems into robust production-ready Data Science solutions.

Your Mission:

Build scalable production-ready data science solutions that enable the use of or directly utilize NIQs Tech & Durable Point-of-Sale data.
Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers engineers designers and business stakeholders to translate complex problems into actionable insights.
Contribute to the evolution of our data science ecosystem through innovation mentorship and thought leadership.

Responsibilities:

Perform research to drive the development of product focused Data Science solutions for our T&D business.
Build fine-tune and deploy state-of-the-art neural networks for Extreme Multilabel Classification problems.
Ensure documentation reproducibility and quality of code.
Collaborate with MLEs and SREs to deploy models in live production pipeline
Foster Data Science related knowledge exchange within NIQ (e.g. Lunch & Learns Communities of Practice).
Mentor and guide junior team members and working students serving as a methodological expert and role model.

Qualifications :

Essential Skills:

Degree in computer science data science statistics or a related field.
5 year experience in a Data Science role.
Expert knowledge of developing and optimizing deep learning algorithms on GPU infrastructures using the PyTorch framework.
Experience with fine-tuning third-party Large Language Models sourced from e.g. HuggingFace.
Proven ability to ship large-scale models to production environments.
Strong Python skills and familiarity with development tools (e.g. Jupyter PyCharm VSCode).
Ability to think creatively in addressing analytical objectives.
Strong presentation and data visualization skills (e.g. ability to communicate complex insights clearly to technical and non-technical audiences).
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills to align technical solutions with business needs.
Ability to work independently and asynchronously as part of a distributed team
Professional working proficiency in English

Desirable Skills:

Familiarity with the evolving data science ecosystem and popular machine learning frameworks beyond PyTorch (e.g. scikit tensorflow).
Experience with software engineering best practices (version control testing agile development Scrum Safe).
Hands-on experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g. GCP) and productionizing machine learning models (e.g. expose as REST API containerization scalability performance optimization).

Additional Information :

Benefits:

Exciting work environment that brings people together.

Use the latest digital technologies.

Ongoing trainings to support your development.

Opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Hybrid work

Our Benefits

Flexible working environment
Volunteer time off
LinkedIn Learning
Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the worlds leading consumer intelligence company delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to 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 insightsdelivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platformsNIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100 markets covering more than 90% of the worlds population.

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Employment Type :

Full-time