Associate Data Science Manager - Toronto, Canada - Unilever

Unilever

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Key responsibilities for the role are:

Lead and actively participate in requirement gathering sessions and work with other D&A and business resources to fully document such requirements.
Participate in feasibility discussions and put forward design proposals for data science products/modules related to requirements provided by the business and formulate appropriate data science tasks
Participate in and lead the development of ML and DS algorithms, testing and validation.
Oversee predelivery quality assurance and automated load analysis.
Provide post rollout support for data science products.
Provide project management support including planning and documentation, daily project tracking, using agile methodology.
Support Senior Data Science Manager with managing daily development tasks and resources.
Support Senior Data Science Manager with project proposals, review and decision making for data science research initiatives and collaboration with external partners (academia, research institutions and government agencies).
Fully participate in agile ceremonies and provide direct contribution to Big Room Planning sessions in initiatives involving data science products run and managed by the Data and Analytics team.
Work closely with other team members and internal and external partners (Global D&A, Uniops, Business Stakeholders, Third Party Vendors) to manage issue resolution and ensure timely communication.
Participate in special projects.

Key Skills/Competencies

University Degree in Computer Science/Statistics/Math/Physics or similar
MSC in any of the above fields preferred
35 years of experience in Data Science/Advanced Analytics with at least 2 years in managing DS products at scale
Experience in developing statistical and ML models, strong data and analytics skills, thorough knowledge of product development lifecycle is a must have.
In Depth knowledge of Python, SQL, Keras, TensorFlow, parallel computing, and Docker Container is required.
Hands On practice in optimization models is preferred
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Experience in working in an agile setting is preferred
Unilever Canada is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national or ethnic origin, marital status, family status, disability, genetic characteristics, and a conviction for which a pardon has been granted.

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