Data Scientist

Job Title: Data Scientist

Location: Rieti

Main Activities and Duties:

The Data Scientist will be part of the local Manufacturing Science department of Takeda Rieti and will be reporting to the Investigation & Data Science Lead. The position is based in Rieti.

• Manages and drives local digital data science initiatives according to prioritization (e.g. Yield Improvement, real-time monitoring, predictive process performance etc.).
• Expands and unlocks new knowledge for effective process monitoring and process improvement optimizations (e.g. descriptive statistics and visualization, statistical process control, out-of-the-box-tools).
• Fosters the adoption and development of automated pipelines for real-time data retrieval and analysis. Gathers and identifies local data science possibilities/initiatives/requests in collaboration with local teams, DD&T, Engineering, Quality, and global GMS Data Science.
• Partners with local functions, DD&T, Engineering, Quality, and provides the link between local and global data science teams.
• Manages and executes reporting activities, especially the ones related to the deployment of Power BI dashboards for Yield and Process monitoring.
• Supports and participates in global/functional/local GMS Data Science community.
• Drives necessary local trainings.
• Translates business problems into opportunities and effectively communicates findings with stakeholders.
• Ensures the continuous improvement of digital data repositories.

Behavioural Competencies and Skills:

• Good mathematical and statistical knowledge.
• Proven experience in manipulating large datasets and development/implementation of Machine Learning/Deep Learning algorithms and main frameworks.
• Respective coding skills in Python/R (essential).
• Proficiency in database languages (SQL), understanding of data models and databases.
• Experience with time series data analysis preferred.
• Familiar with Cloud computing.
• Proven knowledge of BI tools such as (Power BI, Qlik, etc…).

• Strategic enterprise thinking, finding innovative ways to serve patients, build reputation, and trust.
• Extensive capabilities to translate business needs into data analytics concepts and the other way.
• Project management skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills as well as influencing skills.
• Acts as a driver to raise awareness and shift the paradigm actively contributing to the digital transformation.
• Analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Education:

• Master/MBA and/or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or other scientific disciplines.
• Proven experience (3+ year-experience) in data analysis-related positions or equivalent academic experience/course record.
• Hands-on experience in applying and executing Artificial Intelligence/Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Big Data, and Digital with respective programming knowledge.
• Fluent written and spoken English mandatory.
• Contribution to GitHub repositories and Stack Overflow and participations in competitions, e.g. on Kaggle, data challenges, hackathons are advantageous.

Additional Info:

• Willingness to travel within Takeda sites.