Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join our Enterprise IT Advanced Analytics team in Prague. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on initiatives that support our Finance, Procurement, Human Resources, and related business partners. If you have a strong background in machine learning, data science, and optionally large language models, and are passionate about leveraging technology to drive business success, we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Understand the needs of the business and translate those needs into technical/DS/ML language

• Assess the applicability and develop machine learning and data science solutions to given problems with a focus on AI/ML methods, including large language models

• Leverage software engineering methods, including coding, testing, and documentation

• Apply data engineering and data modeling skills as needed to deliver the AI/ML solutions

• Use visual analytics techniques during the data and business exploration and model building, and, if needed, as a part of the client-facing solution

• Define, document, and execute small projects or sub-projects, managing risks and stakeholder involvement. Manage junior staff as a part of the delivery

• Within a project delivery, manage stakeholder relationships, including problem resolution and feedback collection

• Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver more complex IT or business solutions

Qualifications

Required

• Advanced knowledge of statistical modeling and machine learning, in particular regression, classification and forecasting models

• Proficiency in R and/or python, git

• Experience in software development and data engineering with a focus on machine learning solution build and deployment

• Ability to apply data engineering and data modeling on a level supporting data science delivery

• Ability to apply visual analytics techniques and tools on a level supporting data science delivery

• Experience in project management, including risk management and stakeholder management

• Working proficiency in English language

Preferred

• Knowledge of large language models (prompt engineering, RAG, agents...), not limited to GPT

• Knowledge of mathematical optimization techniques

• Advanced MLOps skills – DS/AI/ML solution build, deployment, monitoring

• Experience in one or multiple of the supported business functions and types of data (structured and unstructured) existing across those functions

• Knowledge of cloud services, in particular AWS stack

• Knowledge of data science platforms: Dataiku, Databricks

• Experience in a similar role in a global, research-oriented pharmaceutical company

• Proven track record of implementing machine learning and data science solutions

• Experience in managing stakeholder relationships

• Demonstrated experience in software development and data engineering

• Proven experience in project management

Our 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 

• 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, library, music corner 

• Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more 

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Regular

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Required Skills:

Business Intelligence (BI), Database Design, Data Engineering, Data Modeling, Data Science, Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Software Development, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Waterfall Model

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Job Posting End Date:

03/19/2025

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