Data Scientist, Computer Vision
Prague - Czech Republic
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The Position
Our Team is looking for a Data Scientist with computer vision experience. We support various business areas research and development manufacturing supply chain commercial and animal monitoring through data science and AI delivery. This role allows you to work on impactful data science products and collaborate with other data scientists and AI engineers building a community that learns challenges and inspires each other. Our team is shaping the Data Science and AI strategy serves as a DS and AI community facilitator and helps non-technical colleagues to mature their understanding of DS and AI.
You will have the opportunity to apply and further develop your data science skills while solving a wide range of realworld business challenges with strong opportunities for growth and learning from senior experts. This role focuses on delivering endtoend computer vision (CV) and data science solutions from concept to production as well as evaluating and integrating stateoftheart offtheshelf solutions to meet business needs.
What will you do
- Endtoend delivery of computer vision solutions (classical CV & deep learning) from research and prototyping to production deployment.
- Write efficient and maintainable Python code following best practices in software engineering to implement CV solutions.
- Build and maintain robust scalable vision pipelines. Participate in establishing best practices in tooling and infrastructure.
- Provide precise and timely communication (both verbal and written) while collaborating with diverse stakeholders and other colleagues.
- Assess the output of analytical solution and interpret data to draw conclusions identify options and provide recommendations to stakeholders.
- Understand the context behind business decisions.
- Recognize repeatable situations and suggest the appropriate level of automation.
Qualifications Skills & Experience Required
- 2 years of experience in Computer Vision / Machine Learning or PhD.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Strong programming skills in Python.
- Familiarity with CV and deep-learning libraries such as PyTorch OpenCV or Open3D.
- Passion for advanced algorithms and good quality code.
- Extensive knowledge in one or more of the following areas: computer vision machine learning and software development; experience or interest in computational biology or lifescience domains is a plus.
- Familiarity with statistical models and their application for data analysis.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills including the ability to work with imperfect visual data (noise occlusion class imbalance domain shift) and to interpret and use the analytics results within the real business context.
- Experience with version controls systems and collaboration tools (e.g. Git Jira).
- Experience and/or ability to quickly learn new tools (like e.g. Databricks).
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a globally dispersed team.
- MSc or PhD in Computer Science Computer Vision Machine Learning Cell Biology Robotics Applied Mathematics Physics or other related fields.
What we offer
- Exciting work in a great team global projects international environment
- Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally
- Hybrid working model flexible role pattern (e.g. even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases)
- Pension and health insurance contributions
- Internal reward system plus referral programme
- 5 weeks annual leave 5 sick days 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities 12 weeks of parental contribution
- Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers sport culture health travel etc.) Multisport Card
- Vodafone Raiffeisen Bank and Foodora discount programmes
- Up-to-date laptop and iPhone
- Parking in the garage showers refreshments massage chairs library music corner
- Competitive salary incentive pay and many more
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Accountability Business Intelligence (BI) Data Analysis Database Design Data Engineering Data Modeling Data Science Data Visualization Machine Learning (ML) Python (Programming Language) Software Development Stakeholder Relationship Management Waterfall ModelPreferred Skills:
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Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA is known as “Merck” in the United States, Canada & Puerto Rico. We are known as “MSD” in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America & Asia Pacific. We are a global biopharmaceutical leader with a diverse portfolio of prescription medicine ... View more