Location: Markham, ON

Work Schedule: Hybrid

Ref ID: REF15604S

Our NielsenIQ teams empower our clients to make bold decisions and transform their businesses with trusted data, solutions, and insights designed to drive innovation and growth. The NielsenIQ North America Data Science team is passionate about solving complex client challenges and providing data-driven, actionable, timely, and innovative solutions. This Sr. Data Scientist position was created to support our Canada Data Science initiatives. This position requires someone who is passionate about learning, multi-sourced data, data quality, statistical measurement, automation, efficiency, and consumer behavior.

Responsibilities

• Lead detailed analysis.
• Simultaneously balance multiple projects.
• Represent Data Science in interactions with other functions.
• Support end-to-end implementation of solutions.
• Ability to evaluate current methodologies quickly.
• Document and present findings and recommendations.
• Detect, troubleshoot, and resolve system anomalies.
• Provide explanations to teams in a format that meets their level of understanding.
• Continually develop skill set.

Experience 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree with a quantitative discipline.

Skills

• 3-6 Years of professional experience in a quantitative field.
• Curiosity to learn and continually upgrade skills.
• Disposition to understand processes and methodologies.
• Quantitative aptitude with proven data analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Python or R, and SQL.
• Experience with working on large amounts of data.
• Strong verbal, presentation, and written skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment

About NielsenIQ 

NielsenIQ 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 NielsenIQ 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 www.niq.com.

NielsenIQ 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.