Data Scientist (Remote)

Data Science is at the core of Nielsen’s business. Our team of researchers come from diverse disciplines and they drive innovation, new product ideation, experimental design and testing, complex analysis and delivery of data insights around the world. We support all International Media clients and are located where our clients are.
Data Scientist (Remote) (Canada)
Job SummaryWant to join a team where your talent, ideas and creativity would matter? Do you value autonomy, crave new knowledge, and appreciate working on impactful solutions? Then this position may be for you! We seek passionate, creative and innovative Data Scientist to join our team and help build leading edge technologies. With a balance of research, development, and cutting-edge technology, daily routine will never show its boring face.

Qualifications and Skills

• Relevant degree in Computer Science, Machine learning, Physics, Mathematics.
• At least 2 years of experience developing and implementing data science solutions.
• Hands on experience working on machine learning and data analysis/mining.
• A strong understanding of the principles of Statistics.
• Good understanding of ML concepts, theories and algorithms.
• Experience with using various statistics/ML libraries, e.g.  Scipy, Statsmodel, SciKit, Tensorflow, or similar.
• Knowledge of Python and familiarity with Java are assets.
• Hands-on experience with Jupyter Notebooks.
• Database experience and knowledge of SQL.
• Experience with analyzing large volumes of data is an asset.
• Authorized to legally work in Canada

Nice to haves

• Familiarity with distributed systems is a plus.
• Familiarity with Spark or other Big Data technologies.
• Familiarity with AWS, GCP, Node JS, and Python are assets.
• Eager to learn and willing to take initiatives

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