Mgr, Data Science

Company Description

As the world's largest research organization, NielsenIQ is powered by talented creative scientists. Our Data Scientist Business Leaders come from diverse disciplines such as statistics, research methodology, mathematics, psychology, business, engineering, physics and demography. These professionals drive innovation, new product ideation, develops complex analysis and delivery of data insights to measure what consumers buy.

Job Description

• Own Retail Panel solutions for client requests and provide initial recommendations for complex client-raised issues.
• Support Internal and External Clients with an understanding of product design and methodology.
• Accompanied senior leaders meet with clients to understand business needs and help offer innovative solutions.
• Work on creating new solutions use cases, proof of concept, and prototypes by exploring diverse data sets
• Understand NielsenIQ products and services to suggest new solutions for client challenges.
• Collaborate with other Data Science team units.
• Automate and develop solutions for existing processes.
• Innovate and create out-of-the-box solutions by leveraging large and diverse data sets and state-of-the-art technologies.

Qualifications

• Professionals with degrees in Maths, Data Science, Statistics, or related fields involving statistical analysis of large data sets.
• Must have at least 1-3 years of experience in market research firm or relevant field.
• Soft skills qualifications
  • Passionate about innovation and technology
  • Problem-Solving skills
  • Ability to effectively convey complex concepts to non-experts
  • Intellectual curiosity and persistence to find answers to questions
  • Eager to continuously learn and adapt to changing technologies and tools.
  • Good command of written and spoken English.
  • Good collaborative and interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels. (Preferred)
  • Good stakeholder management skill.
• Analytical and Technical skills:
  • Solid understanding of Math / Statistics.
  • Good at Excel, R, and Python. 
  • Good aptitude for data analysis.
  • Critical/logical thinking.
  • Familiar with excel; aptitude to learn platforms to work on data queries
  • Familiar with contemporary database systems.
  • Working knowledge with data visualization tools (e.g. Spotfire, Tableau, etc) will be an advantage

Additional Information

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Health insurance
• Parental leave
• Life assurance

About NielsenIQ

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company providing the most complete and trusted view of consumers and markets in 90 countries covering 90% of the world’s population. Focusing on consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and FMCG and retailers, we enable customers to defy what’s possible. How? We combine unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology, and the industry’s top talent to create insights that unlock innovation. Join us and change the landscape.

Learn more at: www.niq.com

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Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

NielsenIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide.

Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NielsenIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion/