Job Description

Our IT team operates as a business partner proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver the services and solutions that help everyone to be more productive and enable innovation.

For our team in Prague, we are looking for a Data Scientist, full-time and permanent. This is a hybrid role with many opportunities to grow and develop.

Primary job responsibilities include: 

• Selecting appropriate analytical techniques and algorithms to solve business challenges 

• Participate in choosing right tools and right infrastructure for data science projects 

• Development of the SW code (quality, documented, and reusable) to execute data science algorithms 

• Communication & collaboration with diverse stakeholders  

• Understanding of the business context of the decisions to be supported and be able to describe it 

• Building mathematical, statistical, machine learning models using the available data 

• Use of R or Python to design and develop analytical models and data science products using advanced techniques such as simulations, optimizations, machine learning 

• Assessment of the output of analytical solution and use the data to draw conclusions, identification of options, and making recommendations 

• Interpret the results and provide the advice to the business stakeholders 

• Building and maintaining of knowledge on the data sources, the data quality, and metadata 

• Recognition of the repeatable situation and suggesting the appropriate level of automation of analytics 

Qualifications

• MSc Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Econometry, or another related field

• Passion for good quality and reusable code 

• Passion for advanced analytics (mathematics) 

• Experience with version controls systems such as Git and collaboration tools 

• The ability to formulate models, analyze them, and program and run in some appropriate system (for example Python or R) 

• Experience and/or ability to quickly learn new tools like AWS, Dataiku, Databricks, MLflow 

• Extensive knowledge in one or more of the following areas: image processing, natural language processing, mathematical analysis and modelling, generative AI, optimization, software development

• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to make high-level presentations for senior executives 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to work with incomplete or imperfect data, including ability to interpret and use the analytics results within the real business context

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a globally dispersed team

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
• Pension and health insurance contributions
• Internal reward system plus referral program
• 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, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card
• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programs
• 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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Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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