Data Science Market Leader

Company Description

About NIQ 

NIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. We provide consumer packaged goods manufacturers/fast-moving consumer goods and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary NIQ data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge.  We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit https://nielseniq.com. 

NIQ is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.

Job Description

Our Data Science teams help to provide NIQ’s clients with the most complete understanding of the market and its consumers. With a footprint in over 100 countries across the globe, our extensive data and measurement capabilities provide market context and confidence. We are constantly innovating to keep pace with emerging market trends and the increasingly diverse, demanding and connected consumer. 

The Data Science Team provides other teams within NIQ expertise in our panel development, assisting with new products, data feeds and estimation techniques. We are responsible for creating and adhering to the best practices and approaches for panel weighting and data processing/aggregation. The team’s core value of integrity applies to our processes, client deliverables and team relationships.  

As a Data Scientist Market Leader, you will spend a mix of your time researching industry standards, investigating our current products and identifying key enhancements to improve the quality of our deliverables. You will work closely with our Product and Operations teams to test, implement, and produce these solutions. You will listen closely to our commercial teams and clients’ needs to enable them to use our data effectively. You will work with data scientists with a wide range of educational, professional, and cultural backgrounds.  

What you’ll do 

• Act as business partner to Commercial, Product and Operations leaders.
• Provide expert technical and methodological consultation with internal and external clients.
• Solve data problems and client challenges through deep understanding of internal and external data. 
• Ensure NIQ services are delivered to the highest quality standards. 
• Provide service specifications to the operations teams and collaborate with them on methodologies to ensure these meet client requirements.
• Identify, develop and make recommendations for process improvements and best practices; own implementation of recommendations required. 
• Adhere to appropriate standards and processes to ensure quality and consistency of data science solutions.
• Drive the roll-out of new or enhanced services providing an integrated statistical vision. 
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and to identify and define solutions; effectively communicate results. 

Qualifications

• Minimum B.S. degree in Statistics, Economics, Actuarial Sciences, Operative Research, Econometrics, Data Science or a similar quantitative field. 
• 3+ years of professional experience, preferably in the FMCG industry. Broad industry knowledge of NIQ reports and methodologies is a benefit. 
• Previous experience with data projection techniques, theory of estimation and/or data interpretation in a research context. 
• Excellent data management skills. 
• Proficiency in Excel and statistical or mathematical packages (R/Python). 
• An efficient and creative problem-solver with an exceptional aptitude for data analysis (ability to use statistical methodologies to analyze the data). 
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to details. 
• Excellent communication, data visualization & presentation skills, a strong communicator to be able to explain technical concepts clearly and concisely in a non-technical way. Strong verbal, presentation and written skills. 
• Excited by challenges, pro-actively interacting with others, an enthusiastic and flexible team player. 
• Strong time management and ability to work under pressure. 
• Ability to work independently and set direction of the overall program. 
• Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to effectively interface across cross-functional technology teams and the business (local language mother tongue/fluency is a benefit) 

Additional Information

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

For more information, visit NIQ.com

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Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

NIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion