Data Scientist II

Job Description

India is among the top ten priority markets for General Mills, and hosts our Global Shared Services Centre. This is the Global Shared Services arm of General Mills Inc., which supports its operations worldwide. With over 1,300 employees in Mumbai, the center has capabilities in the areas of Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Digital and Technology, Sales Capabilities, Consumer Insights, ITQ (R&D & Quality), and Enterprise Business Services. Learning and capacity-building is a key ingredient of our success.Shift Timings: RegularAbout General MillsWe make foodthe world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Hagen-Dazs, weve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. The awards and recognition weve received showcase our commitment to be a force for good:. Worlds Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2022. Americas Most Responsible Companies, Newsweek 2022. 100 Best Corporate Citizens, 3BL 2021. Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality, Human Rights Campaign 2022. 100 Best Companies, Seramount 2021. Diversity Best Practices Leading Inclusion Index, Seramount 2021. Best Companies for Dads, Seramount 2021. Best Companies for Multicultural Women, Seramount 2021. Top 10 Companies for Executive Women, Seramount 2021. Military Friendly Employer Bronze, VIQTORY 2021. Best Place to Work, Canada, Greater Toronto, 2021. Top 50 - Indias Best Workplaces for Women, 2021 . Top Workplaces in Brazil, 2021. Asias Best Workplaces, 2021Hungry for Whats NextWe exist to make food the world loves, and it shows. Our passion for people, doing good and creating delicious food has energized us for over 150 years. Breaking away from the pack is how we win, so we need your unique perspectives: your quirks, crazy ideas, rigor and insatiable curiosity to make it happen. We want people who constantly experiment, embracing the new and bold, who keep pushing to turn ideas into reality, no matter how big or small. Weve learned becoming the undisputed leader in food means continuously reshaping, reimagining and rebuilding- that only happens when you surround yourself with those who are hungry for whats next.For more details check out www.generalmills.comGeneral Mills India CentreGeneral Mills India Center (GIC) operates out of Mumbai and supports the global operations of General Mills. The center was established in 2005 and has grown in strength. Today, we are a vibrant and diverse team of over 1500 employees that come together to champion business services for the various global entities of General Mills in the areas of Business Operations, Analytics Consulting, Logistics, Finance, IT Development & Technology Consulting, Consumer & Market Intelligence, Sales Capabilities, Research & Development.Digital and Technology teamDigital and Technology is the largest team in GIC, which focuses on understanding the latest and innovative trends in technology and leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies at General Mills. The team closely collaborates with global business teams to understand business models and assess where technology can leveraged to bring efficiency and disruption. Be it AI/ML, Data Science, IoT, NLP, Cloud, Infrastructure, RPA and Automation, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security, Blockchain or Enterprise Architecture, GIC Digital and Technology has something for every technology enthusiast who wants to work here. Our MillsWorks initiative is where we bring agile@scale delivery model to life. Here, business and technology teams work cohesively in pods as ONE team, driven by a singular mission and focused on delivering value for the Company. Our employees, who work on large technology projects of strategic importance, are the Digital Transformation change agents.Our service partnerships and employee engagement are centered on advancing equity and strengthening communities. We believe in an inclusive culture and trust in the power of people who have a passion for learning and growing with technology. We believe in Work with Heart. Work with Heart is focused on results, not facetime. If you are passionate about the latest in technology and want to make an impact on the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company, were waiting for you.Job OverviewRole: Data Scientist IILocation: MumbaiThe Digital and Technology team of General Mills India Centre is looking for a Data Scientist to join a new data science team that is tasked with collaborating with and enabling existing functional data science and analytics teams. This team also provides data science expertise and services to advance initiatives around demand forecasting, text classification, operational analytics, and machine learning to name just a few. It is also responsible for curating a community of practice to determine the best standards and practices around data science at General Mills.Role Responsibilities . Develop novel ways to help business partners achieve objectives through analysis & modelling. Think outside the box to identify & test new sources of information that unlock new business value. Curate and connect external data sets for broad enterprise-wide analytic usage. Be a storyteller to explain the why & how of your data driven recommendations to cross-functional teams. Engineer features by using your business acumen to bin, aggregate, pivot or encode data for optimal results. Utilize machine learning to create repeatable, dynamic & scalable models. Have passion to advocate and educate on the value and importance of data driven decision making & analytical methods. Identify and develop long-term data science processes, frameworks, tools, and standards. Be a part of the team, collaborate, ask questions, engage and solicit feedback from other Data ScientistsConsultation. Collaborates with technical teams like development and infrastructure.. Able to explore, troubleshoot on niche technologies and provide automation solutionsMust - have technical skills and experience. Mandatory- Bachelors degree (Full Time).Bachelors Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Mathematics/Statistics. 2+ years of relevant experience of working as a data scientist. Understanding / experience of CPG industry is desirable . Experience in basic statistical analysis, modelling, clustering and data mining techniques to identify trends and insights . Technical understanding of cloud and ability to utilize data from a variety of data sources like big query, flat files, cloud storage . Understanding of data warehousing & databases is critical . Number sense, ability to identify questionable data, dig in & address it . Experience with Hadoop, Hive, and/or Spark a plus . Bias for action with ability to deliver outstanding results through task prioritization & time management . Exemplary organizational skills with attention to detail & accuracy . Experience with machine learning. Experience with data visualization tools. Experience writing complex SQL queries. Excellent communication skills- verbal and written. Excellent stakeholder management skills. Ability to understand business use case and convert into data science problem. Ability to explain model output to business and why should they trust in the modelGood to have skills and experience. GCP certification. Mathematical or Statistical background requiredSkill proficiency expectationsExpert levelIntermediate LevelBasic Level. Python. Exploratory Data Analysis.SQL, Oracle, Any RDBMS. PL/SQL. R.Inferential Statistics. Machine Learning Algorithms (Any One). GCP cloud architecture.Tableau, Looker. Deep Learning

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