Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights, is currently seeking candidates for the role of Data Scientist in Bangalore. This position requires candidates to hold a Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative research field, with a preference for those with a Master’s degree. Fields of study include computer science, data science, statistics, mathematics, as well as biological or physical sciences. With an experience requirement of 1-2 years, this opportunity is ideal for individuals looking to further their career in the field of data analytics and research. As a Data Scientist at Nielsen, successful candidates will be instrumental in analyzing and interpreting data to provide valuable insights to clients across various industries.
Company Name: Nielsen
Job Role: Data Scientist
Education Required: Bachelor’s or Master’s (preferred) degree in a quantitative research field, such as computer science, data science, statistics, mathematics, biological/physical sciences, etc.
Experience Required: 1-2 years
Job Location: Bangalore
Role and Responsibilities:
- Own reproducible data science projects end-to-end.
- Deploy and maintain data pipelines and models in a production environment.
- Work with global cross-functional teams to productionize, validate, and optimize methodologies.
- Conduct research and analytics to ensure methodologies are fit for purpose and working as intended; troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve when they are not.
- Provide technical mentorship.
- Communicate research findings to varying audiences.
- Develop, implement and maintain good programming standards and practices across our data science and analytics codebases.
- Champion and govern best practices for data use and software development.
- Use git and cloud development tools extensively to iterate and improve data science workstreams.
Required Skills and Qualification:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s (preferred) degree in a quantitative research field, such as computer science, data science, statistics, mathematics, biological/physical sciences, etc.
- 1-2 years code development/research experience in a business setting.
- Strong proficiency with Python, Spark, SQL, Unix, git, and AWS (S3 and EC2).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent software engineering fundamentals.
- Excellent debugging skills.
- Excellent machine learning fundamentalsOutstanding statistical and analytical skills.
- Collaborative code development experience, including version, unit/integration testing, code review and sharing curiosity and skepticism.
