Lead Data Scientist

Company Description

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.

Job Description

You will work with a global team dedicated to the development of E-Commerce products and new methodologies to measure how people shop online. We are looking for someone to support our E-Commerce offerings in the South-East Asia markets.  

Ideally, you should have familiarity with e-commerce data, retailer data and panel data, and exposure to business intelligence or market research. Additionally, you should have experience with modelling/statistical techniques and data quality analysis and improvement. 

You should have a passion for challenging data opportunities! 

Responsibilities 

• Evaluate current E-Commerce Product methodologies to identify opportunities for enhancement 
• Research new methodologies and quantify their improvement 
• Deliver on methodology enhancements to E-Commerce products, improving overall quality from client perspective 
• Deliver codebase and documentation to local Data Science, Technology and Operations teams 
• Prototype as well as support pilot programs to drive innovation. 

Qualifications

• achelor’s / Master’s / Doctorate Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related fields involving statistical analysis of large data sets 
• At least 3 years’ experience 
• E-Commerce and Consumer-related knowledge 
• Strong attitude for data analysis and problem-solving skills 
• Drive to continuously learn and adopt new technologies and tools 
• Experience in high-level programming languages (Python preferred) 
• Knowledge in SQL, working with queries and large-scale databases 
• Excellent statistical and logic skills. Experience in trend analysis, sampling, bias reduction, data aggregation and model validation techniques 
• Strong communication, presentation and collaboration skills 
• Ability to effectively convey complex concepts to non-experts 
• Business acumen, the ability to link client’s needs with the business 

Additional Information

Our Benefits

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

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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