Data Scientist

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(TM).

Our Data Science teams help to provide NielsenIQ’s clients with the most complete understanding of the market and its consumers. With a footprint in over 100 countries across the globe, our expansive 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. As a Data Scientist, you’ll be part of a team of smart, highly skilled data scientists who design and develop models to enable clients to use our data effectively.

What you’ll do 

• Acts as business partner to Commercial and Operations leaders

• Provides expert technical and methodological consultation with internal and external clients and solves complex Data Science-related issues

• Ensures Nielsen services are delivered to the highest quality standards

• Provides service specifications to the operations teams and collaborates with them on methodologies to ensure these meet client requirements

• Drives the roll-out of new or enhanced services providing an integrated statistical vision

We’re looking for 

• people who have 3+ years of professional experience, preferably in the FMCG industry

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and expertise in statistical and database software (R/Python)

• An efficient and creative problem-solver with an exceptional aptitude for da analysis (ability to use statistical methodologies to analyze the data)

• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail

• A strong communicator who is able to explain technical issues in a non-technical way

• Excited by challenges, pro-actively interacting with others, an enthusiastic and flexible team player

• Strong time management skills and ability to work under pressure

• Broad industry knowledge of Nielsen reports and methodologies is a benefit

• Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to effectively interface across cross-functional technology teams and the business

• Minimum B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field

Benefits:

• Exciting work environment that brings people together.

• Use the latest digital technologies.

• Ongoing trainings to support your development.

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.

• Great compensation and bonus scheme linked to individual performance and company results.

• Hybrid work

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.

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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