Pricing Data Scientist/Work Process Lead

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.  

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

Dow has an opportunity for a Pricing Data Scientist/Work Process Lead in Commercial Support within the Global Commercial Discipline team, to be located in Midland, MI.

About you and this role

As a Pricing Data Scientist/Work Process Lead, you will work with a cross-functional team whose objective is to deliver analytics solutions to help drive business value at Dow. You will help identify new pricing analytics opportunities and lead the design and development of analytics solutions. Projects can include existing Analytics model and/or enhancements of advanced models in different business or functional domains. We are seeking candidates who have expertise in one or more of the following areas: Optimization, Forecasting, Text mining, deep learning, AI/ML solution development as well as programming experience. 

You will work with a multi-disciplinary team (analysts/designers/developers/work process owners/support) to:

• Create valuable contributions to analytics projects.
• Lead data analysis to develop solutions in Azure or other analytics tools emphasizing efficiency, reliability and automation.
• Identify opportunities for innovating with digital capabilities aiming to accelerate Dow’s digital transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of end-to-end data science analytics solutions using associated technologies.
• Communicate data-driven recommendations to the stakeholders to enable the business objective.
• Lead development and implementation of global plans for the work process(es) under your responsibility.
• Work closely with Area Service Leaders and lead the Area SME network to understand needs and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead contact for all issues related to their work process for all activities, which includes level 3 support, projects and implementations.
• Define project metrics required to achieve plans and strategies.
• Define how targets/goals/timelines/control plan will be monitored throughout the work process.
• Lead the development of global training & content.
• Provide deep functional & technical expertise for work process, applications & products.
• Act as consultant to the Commercial organization and global cross-functional partners on work process, system, audit and reporting expertise.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience.
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States.  No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Preferred Qualifications

• A degree discipline in Data Science, Business Analytics, Computer Science or Statistics.
• Hands-on experience with programming languages for data analysis, ideally Python, SQL, or R.
• Experience with different data models, data analytics techniques, Machine learning and AI algorithms.
• Experience with data extraction, data manipulation and data visualization techniques (such as Power BI).
• Data Analytics, Commercial, Customer Service, Order to Cash and/or Pricing experience.
• Development of machine learning models, validation and maintenance using Python.
• Data preprocessing, harmonization, and feature engineering to prepare modeling datasets.
• Knowledge of Visual Studio SQL Server Data Tools, SAP BW, Power BI.
• Knowledge of cloud computing environment such as Microsoft Azure required for developing and implementing data science solutions.
• Experience with supervised and unsupervised learning techniques.
• Participation in sizable global projects.
• Experience with coaching, mentoring and leading peers.
• Facilitation experience (leading meetings/conference calls).

Skills

• Proactive Problem Solving: Demonstrate effective analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Complex Business Analysis: The ability to break down and understand complex business problems, define a solution, and implement it using advanced quantitative methods
• Emerging Technologies: Innate and insatiable curiosity about emerging technologies, with the ability to quickly learn and exploit cutting-edge offerings to achieve business objectives

Additional notes

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 
 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.

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