3SC - Data Scientist - Predictive Analytics Team

Work Summary:

Looking for an Applied Data Scientist to join the Predictive Analytics team Data Scientist is part of a leading Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics team. The candidate will have an opportunity to work on a mathematical problem, with a large element of unpredictability. He / She will analyze and process large amounts of data, develop new sophisticated algorithms and improve existing approaches based on statistical models, machine learning algorithms and big data solutions to generate multiple demand plans based on distributions of confidence so that we can provide the our customer with a full assessment of opportunities and risks.

Key Responsibilities:

- Process and analyze sales data; gather additional data sources that would improve model accuracy

- Analyze price elasticity on promotions and develop algorithms to optimize promotional budgets

- Build mathematical models to represent demand forecasting at various levels.

- Prototype these models by using high-level modeling languages such as R or in software languages such as Python. A software team will be working with you to transform prototypes into production.

- Create, enhance, and maintain technical documentation, and present to other scientists and business leaders.

Location: Pune

Education Requirements: Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or a related quantitative field or a Master's degree in the related fields

Experience: 2+ years- experience building, iterating and validating statistical models

- Working knowledge of data cleaning, machine learning, and analytics techniques.

- Fluency in R, Python or a similar modeling language and in SQL

- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Java or C++ (Opt)

- Experience with large data sets

- Knowledge of scripting for automation (e.g. Python, Perl, Ruby)

- Working knowledge of visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Shiny, D3)