Global Data Science Lead

Nestlé Health Science is a globally recognized leader in the science of nutrition, with more than 11,000 employees around the world. With a portfolio of science-based consumer health, medical nutrition, vitamin and supplement brands, and pharmaceutical therapies, we are redefining the management of health.

Position Snapshot

Location: Flexible (FR, DE, Switzerland and Spain)

Company: Nestlé Health Science

Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%

Type of contract: Permanent contract

What We Offer At Nestlé

Exciting opportunities to develop your career your way; across different brands, businesses, functions, and regions.

Flexible working arrangements - facilitating creativity and collaboration

A culture of respect, with diversity, equity and inclusion at its core. Learn more here.

A dynamic international environment empowering you to learn, develop and grow.

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Position Summary

The NHSc Global Data Science Lead will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying statistics-based algorithmic solutions to address business questions. You will supervise or contribute to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of large data sets. Formulating testing strategies and validating hypotheses will be a key part of your role. Collaborating with Data Engineers, you will industrialize solutions and provide critical insights to senior stakeholders, promoting data literacy.

A day in the life of a NHSc Global Data Science Lead

• Contribute to the Global Data & Analytics roadmap.
• Identify business needs and design new methodologies to address unique business questions.
• Determine data requirements for training and developing models.
• Supervise and mentor the data science team from a scientific and methodological perspective.
• Validate mathematical acceptability, business credibility, and testing methodology for all data science and machine learning projects.
• Develop models, perform analysis, and present results in a concise, executive-ready manner.
• Manage teams in data science to execute the roadmap.
• Identify opportunities to optimize investments and deployments across markets, coordinating with stakeholders.
• Lead and supervise external collaborators, ensuring high standards and quality delivery.
  
  

What Will Make You Successful

• Master's Degree or PhD (preferred) in a quantitative field.
• 5+ years of data science experience, with at least 2 years managing teams.
• Proven delivery of impactful data science projects in a business setting.
• Expertise in Commercial Analytics, including Marketing Mix Modeling, with deep knowledge of eCommerce, promotion, and pricing analytics.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and bash (PySpark is a plus).
• Strong proficiency in machine learning, statistics, and experimental design.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and big data technologies.
• Ability to work in a global and cross-functional environment, collaborating with teams across regions and business units.
• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
  
  

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Nestlé Health Science is a leader in the science of nutrition, offering an extensive portfolio of science-based consumer health, medical nutrition, pharmaceutical therapies, and vitamin and supplement brands.  Headquartered in Switzerland, we have more than 11,000 employees around the world, with products available in more than 140 countries.  

Nutrition can be life-transforming for those who need extra support during short- or long-term medical challenges, and it can enhance the quality of life of those who are already healthy.  With an extensive research network providing the foundation for products that can help people to live their healthiest lives, our commitment to science-based products means that we provide nutritional solutions that can make a real difference in the quality of life of customers, patients, and caregivers.   

Find out more about Nestlé Health Science at Nestlehealthscience.com.

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win. We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.

Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.