Data Scientist job at Bunge

Job Description

Bunge has an exciting opportunity available for a Data Scientist. In this role you will be part of a global team working on challenging, meaningful projects impacting core business activities.

Since 1818, Bunge has been connecting farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed, and fuel to the world. Looking to the future, our ambition is to continuously reinvent ourselves, leveraging data to be at the forefront of analytics, technology and talent to accomplish our purpose in a better, faster and simpler way. Bunge is committed to operating and thriving in the digital world – creating world class agile teams where teammates are empowered and encouraged to collaborate and test and learn to succeed.

At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse team of thinkers and doers. Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package, generous paid time off program, flexible work arrangements, and opportunity to progress. Our hybrid work environment provides a balance of in office and remote work. Most importantly, in all we do we live our values:

Act as One Team by fostering inclusion, collaboration, and respect
Drive for Excellence by being agile, innovative and efficient
Do What's Right by acting safely, ethically, and sustainably

Overview:
The Data Scientist applies strong expertise in machine learning, data mining, and information retrieval to design, prototype, and build next generation advanced analytics engine and services. The data scientist collaborates with translators to define technical problem statement and hypothesis to test; develops efficient and accurate analytical models that mimic business decisions

Responsibilities:

Design, create, test and implement complex models and algorithms that drive analytical solutions throughout the organization
Conduct advanced statistical and other analysis to provide actionable insights, identify trends, and measure performance.
Collaborate with translators and understands business problems to implement scalable and sustainable solutions
Coordinate with MIS, Digital Specialists, and Data Engineers to deliver holistic analytical solutions
Support translators in communicating the design, functioning and output of the analytical models/solutions developed
Ensure timely analysis and testing for regular maintenance of solutions over time

Qualifications/Requirements:

MS/PhD(Computer Science or Electronics), or MS in Computer Applications, Economics, Statistics or Mathematics or related technical discipline
2-3 years’ experience in a statistical and/or data science / business intelligence role
Should have experience in machine learning, statistics, optimization or related fields; deeper experience in working with large data sets, simulation/ optimization or distributed computing tools is a plus
Experience with programming is required; specific experience in R or Python is a plus
Experience of working with large data sets, simulation/ optimization and distributed computing tools (Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, etc.) is a plus
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies
Openness to working in Agile environments with multiple stakeholders
Professional attitude and service orientation; team player
Good verbal and written communication skills
Quick learner to business needs and translate them into potential analytics solutions
Strong work ethic; ability to work at an abstract level and gain consensus
Able to build a sense of trust and rapport that creates a comfortable and effective workplace Attitude to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Open minded to new approaches of learning

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