Senior Data Scientist

3 weeks ago


Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Al Futtaim Private Company LLC Full time

Job Requisition ID: 160863

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group is now one of the most diversified and progressive privately held regional companies based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With operations in automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and healthcare, and a workforce of over 35,000 employees across 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group collaborates with more than 200 globally renowned brands. The organization's entrepreneurial spirit and unwavering customer focus drive continual growth and evolution to meet the evolving needs of customers within the communities it serves.

Overview of the role

The Senior Data Scientist position at Al Futtaim Group (AFG) involves leading the development and implementation of cross-functional data science projects. Reporting to the Head of Data Science, the role focuses on leveraging AI and cloud technologies to maximize ROI through the execution of forecasting, predictive, and optimization analytics models. In addition, the role entails mentoring junior data scientists and establishing standards to ensure the scalability and future-proofing of the data science practice.

What you will do

  • Work closely with the head of data science, head of analytics strategy, and potentially vendors to identify analytics opportunities aligned with AFG's business objectives.
  • Lead the delivery of use cases by proposing and implementing advanced analytic models, utilizing a mix of contemporary and traditional data mining techniques across structured and unstructured data sets.
  • Conduct data quality assessments, share insights with business stakeholders, create model monitoring solutions, and perform QA on data science models to ensure they meet use case objectives.
  • Implement and optimize models for performance, deploy them into production, and provide guidance to junior data scientists.
  • Assist in establishing analytics standards and protocols to support scalable and self-service advanced analytics.

Required Skills to be successful

  • Proficiency in scripting languages and rapid prototyping skills, including SQL, Python, Spark, etc.
  • Experience with the Azure Cloud platform, such as Azure Databricks, Azure ML, and Azure IoT.
  • Familiarity with Developer tools like Azure DevOps, PyCharm/MS Visual Studio, Docker, etc.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD and MLOps.

What equips you for the role

  • Master's degree in Statistics, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
  • Practical experience in conducting impactful inferential analyses and data investigations to identify patterns, root causes, and propose actionable solutions.
  • Ability to design approaches for validating findings, testing hypotheses, and interpreting experiments to measure the impact of new features.

We strive to offer exceptional service, and your cooperation in presenting a well-crafted CV tailored to this opportunity ensures a top-notch candidate experience from application to selection. Our global Talent Acquisition team is dedicated to matching talent with the right opportunities based not just on skills, but also on alignment with our core Values of Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence.

Throughout the application process, we are committed to reviewing and responding to all applications promptly.



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