Lead Data Scientist, Shipping

Key Responsibilities

• Lead initiative to modernize and streamline data systems/processes, including transitioning to a new cloud-based platform
• Working with cloud-based technology to address shipping business requirements
• Enforce and establish standards, policies and best practices for freight modelling whilst ensuring compliance with data governance, regulatory requirements and metadata management.

Required Skills/experience

• Experience designing, building and maintaining complex Python-based models in the commodity market domain.
• Experience setting up models and data flows in cloud-based environments like AWS or Azure
• Knowledge of related technologies such as Databricks and Spark 
• Experience with geospatial algorithms and machine learning 

Qualifications 

• Higher education with Master’s degree in Data Science, Engineering, Maths, Physics, Computer Science or a related field
• 5+ years experience in data modelling or related disciplines, with at least 2 years in a leadership role

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