Data Scientist Associate Director

Job Description

The Position

We are seeking a Data Scientist Associate Director to drive advanced analytics and predictive modelling initiatives while leading a dynamic, cross-functional team based in Prague and Boxmeer. This role will play a crucial part in leveraging data-driven insights to support business decisions, optimize processes, and enhance operational efficiency. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead a forward-thinking analytics team, drive impactful insights, and shape data-driven strategies within a global organization.

What will you do?

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team across Prague and Boxmeer, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Understand the business context of key decisions and articulate opportunities from a user-centric perspective.
• Develop and implement mathematical, statistical, and technical approaches for predictive modelling, simulations, and optimization.
• Build robust analytical models using Python/R, ensuring quality, documentation, and reusability.
• Automate repeatable analytical processes to improve efficiency.
• Communicate complex analytical insights to diverse stakeholders, providing clear recommendations and actionable business solutions.
• Evaluate analytical outputs, interpret results, and provide strategic advice to business partners.
• Maintain expertise in data sources, metadata, and data quality management.
• Stay at the forefront of modern methodologies in predictive modelling and data science.
• Promote a culture of analytics-driven decision-making as a competitive advantage.
• Lead the delivery of large-scale data analytics projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and operational processes.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

• MSc (or higher) in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
• Proven experience in leading data science teams and delivering global analytics projects
• Deep expertise in predictive modelling, time series analysis, probability, econometrics, and stochastic processes
• Strong programming skills in Python or R, including experience in software development best practices (version control, collaboration tools)
• Exceptional analytical problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret and apply data insights within real-world business contexts
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging with senior executives and cross-functional teams
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a globally dispersed team
• Willingness to travel (around 25% of a time)

What we offer: 

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment 
• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally 
• Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases) 
• Pension and health insurance contributions 
• Internal reward system plus referral programme 
• 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution 
• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card 
• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes 
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone 
• Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner 
• Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more 

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