Senior Data Scientist

J.M. Smucker Company5 months ago
Orrville, OH, United States
Remote
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Position Overview

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will partner with internal stakeholders to understand their business needs, dissect challenges, propose quantitative solutions, and develop data‐driven strategies that improve and achieve business objectives.

Location: Working Remote USA

Key Responsibilities

  • Build advanced quantitative, statistical, and machine learning algorithms and perform analyses on diverse datasets to identify trends, patterns, correlations/causations, and predict future business outcomes.
  • Build and deploy prototype solutions to showcase ideas and proof of concepts, transitioning these prototypes to production according to company standards.
  • Perform validation, testing, and documentation of newly developed predictive models while assisting in maintaining existing models and data products.
  • Facilitate discussions and effectively communicate with team members and business partners, involving others in decision making for complex issues.
  • Advance relevant, informative, and user-friendly insights to help inform and influence strategic decisions across the business.
  • Become a subject matter expert and trusted adviser in data science.
  • Mentor junior team members and foster an environment of learning and inclusion.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Engineering, or a relevant field.
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience developing and applying statistical or machine learning predictive methods.
  • Proven ability to convey complex analysis results in a clear and concise manner to stakeholders.
  • Deep understanding of both supervised and unsupervised statistical and machine learning approaches applied to business problems.
  • Proficiency in R and/or Python with a strong grasp of relational data structures and SQL.
  • Familiarity with Git for source control management.
  • Experience processing large volumes of structured and unstructured data.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree.
  • Experience processing large volumes of structured and unstructured data related to syndicated and POS data sources.
  • Familiarity with BI/visualization tools such as Tibco Spotfire, Power BI, or Tableau.
  • Experience with cloud computing platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure).
  • Knowledge of visualization frameworks and web development concepts (JS, HTML, CSS).
  • Understanding of Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) and Retail industries.

Benefits & Perks

  • A culture built on boldness, kindness, and doing the right thing.
  • A strong community environment that supports physical, emotional, and financial needs.
  • Opportunities to help employees thrive and to deliver on our purpose.
  • Commitment to ensuring a workplace for all employees.
  • Stay connected with us on LinkedIn.

Required Skills

Machine Learning
Data Analysis
Git
Python
R
Data Visualization
Statistical Modeling
SQL