Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
You will be crucial in supporting our business by creating valuable, actionable insights about the data, and communicating your findings to the business. You will work with various stakeholders to determine how to use business data for business solutions/insights.
How you will contribute
You will:
- Analyze and derive value from data through the application methods such as mathematics, statistics, computer science, machine learning and data visualization. In this role you will also formulate hypotheses and test them using math, statistics, visualization and predictive modeling
- Understand business challenges, create valuable actionable insights about the data, and communicate your findings to the business. After that you will work with stakeholders to determine how to use business data for business solutions/insights
- Enable data-driven decision making by creating custom models or prototypes from trends or patterns discerned and by underscoring implications. Coordinate with other technical/functional teams to implement models and monitor results
- Apply mathematical, statistical, predictive modelling or machine-learning techniques and with sensitivity to the limitations of the techniques. Select, acquire and integrate data for analysis. Develop data hypotheses and methods, train and evaluate analytics models, share insights and findings and continues to iterate with additional data
- Develop processes, techniques, and tools to analyze and monitor model performance while ensuring data accuracy
- Evaluate the need for analytics, assess the problems to be solved and what internal or external data sources to use or acquire. Specify and apply appropriate mathematical, statistical, predictive modelling or machine-learning techniques to analyze data, generate insights, create value and support decision making
- Contribute to exploration and experimentation in data visualization and you will manage reviews of the benefits and value of analytics techniques and tools and recommend improvements
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
- Strong quantitative skillset with experience in statistics and linear algebra.
- A natural inclination toward solving complex problems
- Knowledge/experience with statistical programming languages including R, Python, SQL, etc., to process data and gain insights from it
- Knowledge of machine learning techniques including decision-tree learning, clustering, artificial neural networks, etc., and their pros and cons
- Knowledge and experience in advanced statistical techniques and concepts including, regression, distribution properties, statistical testing, etc.
- Good communication skills to promote cross-team collaboration
- Multilingual coding knowledge/experience: Java, JavaScript, C, C++, etc.
- Experience/knowledge in statistics and data mining techniques including random forest, GLM/regression, social network analysis, text mining, etc. Ability to use data visualization tools to showcase data for stakeholders
We're looking for a Senior Data Scientist to lead data science engagements within Mondelēz International. This role involves owning the full lifecycle of data science application projects, from concept to deployment and optimization. You'll also be a strategic advisor, shaping our data science capabilities, and defining internal standards for application development.
Your responsibilities also include the enterprise-level data science applications design and recommending the right tools and technologies. A good balance between traditional AI/ML and GenAI experience is preferred. You'll play a critical role in driving innovation, maximizing value, and fostering responsible AI adoption in D&A function.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead Data Science Application Development/Deployment: Lead the full lifecycle of data science projects, from ideation and design to deployment and optimization, whether developed in-house, through partner collaboration or buying off-the-shelf.
- Advisory AI/GenAI: Provide strategic advice on the evolution of our AI/GenAI capabilities to match company goals. Keeping up with the latest GenAI trend.
- Standards and Governance: Help establish/refresh and enforce programmatic approaches, governance frameworks and best practices for effective data science application building.
- Technology Evaluation and Recommendation: Evaluate and recommend the most appropriate AI/GenAI tools, technologies.
- Knowledge Sharing and Mentoring: Share knowledge and expertise with other team members, mentor junior data scientists, and spearhead the development of a strong AI community within Mondelēz.
Skills and Experiences:
- Deep understanding of data science methodologies and implications: proficiency in machine learning, deep learning, statistical modelling, optimization, causal inference etc.
- Hands-on experience in cloud environment (8 years): Cloud platform, cloud-based data storage, processing, AI/ML model building, model life cycle, process orchestration, cost optimization etc.
- LLM Application architecture & Integration (3 years): Hands-on experience building RAG applications, clear understanding of the underline technologies.
- Cloud Based Deployment & Scaling: Practical experience deploying and scaling data science (including GenAI) applications in cloud environment. Familiar with scaling strategies for LLMs, and integration with other application.
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams/stakeholder management (5 years): Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal to articulate technical concepts. A big emphasis on the ability to listen and capture key information.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree in a Quantitative Discipline, PhD preferred.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in data science/AI.
- Minimum 2 years of GenAI experience.
Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy
Business Unit Summary
At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broad range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.
We have a rich portfolio of strong brands globally and locally including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the top position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy and the second top position in gum.
Our 80,000 makers and bakers are located in more than 80 countries and we sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. Our people are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen-and happen fast.
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type
Regular
Data Science
Analytics & Data Science
Top Skills
What We Do
Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is an American multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company based in Illinois which employs approximately 90,000 individuals around the world.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to empower people to snack right. We will lead the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.
Our Brands
We’re leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum.
Our People
Our 90,000+ colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Our Values and Leadership Commitments of Love our Consumers and Brands, Grow Every Day, and Do What's Right shapes our culture – what we believe in, stand for, and what guides our actions and decisions. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are.
Our Strategies
We are uniquely positioned to lead the future of snacking with strong leadership in our categories, an unparalleled portfolio of global and local brands, and a solid footprint in fast-growing markets. Aimed at delivering sustainable growth, our strategic plan is centered around three strategic priorities:
• Growth: accelerate consumer-centric growth
• Execution: drive operational excellence
• Culture: build a winning growth culture
Why Work With Us
We offer passionate, energetic and curious people a huge choice of careers in our fun, fast-paced, global business. We operate in four regions: Asia, Middle East & Africa; Europe; Latin America; and North America. And in over 80 countries our people are united in a common purpose to empower people to snack right.
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