Junior Data Scientist

Job Description As a Data Scientist at NIQ, you will: - Support development of end-to-end machine learning solutions to solve diverse business challenges such as: - Using LLMs to allow users to interact with internal business systems - Understanding and classifying Product Images - Structuring and extracting insights from text data - Inferring product attributes - Detecting anomalies - Matching products across catalogs - Maintain and optimize existing models to improve performance and maximize business impact - Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams to create prompts and validatory datasets to support Machine Learning needs - Continuously grow your technical expertise, staying up to date with the latest tools, frameworks, and best practices in data science - Document model development workflows to ensure reproducibility and transparency - Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to non-technical stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle Qualifications: - Proficiency in Python and its data science ecosystem (e.g., NumPy, pandas, matplotlib, seaborn, scikit-learn, TensorFlow and/or Keras) - A Bachelors degree of equivalent education and 2-3 years of experience in relevant fields/ability to display understand of Data Science concepts - Understand of using LLM for multiple tasks, including Image classification, question answer and tool use - Strong coding practices, including writing clean, well-documented, and maintainable code - Experience with version control systems, such as Git - Understanding of relational databases and SQL - Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal - Proven ability to collaborate and present to stakeholders with varying levels of technical expertise Nice to Have: - Experience with Azure ML Workspace or other cloud-based ML platforms - Experience with LLM tools such as PromptFlow, Microsoft Agent Framework, LangChain, LangGraph - Familiarity with spaCy and Hugging Face Transformers - Experience working with architects, test engineers, platform engineers, and other data scientists in a collaborative environment NIQ is the worlds leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. NIQ combined with GfK in 2023, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insightsdelivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platformsNIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the worlds population. NIQ's Benefits: - Flexible working environment - Volunteer time off - LinkedIn Learning - Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP) As a Data Scientist at NIQ, you will: - Support development of end-to-end machine learning solutions to solve diverse business challenges such as: - Using LLMs to allow users to interact with internal business systems - Understanding and classifying Product Images - Structuring and extracting insights from text data - Inferring product attributes - Detecting anomalies - Matching products across catalogs - Maintain and optimize existing models to improve performance and maximize business impact - Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams to create prompts and validatory datasets to support Machine Learning needs - Continuously grow your technical expertise, staying up to date with the latest tools, frameworks, and best practices in data science - Document model development workflows to ensure reproducibility and transparency - Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to non-technical stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle Qualifications: - Proficiency in Python and its data science ecosystem (e.g., NumPy, pandas, matplotlib, seaborn, scikit-learn, TensorFlow and/or Keras) - A Bachelors degree of equivalent education and 2-3 years of experience in relevant fields/ability to display understand of Data Science concepts - Understand of using LLM for multiple tasks, including Image classification, question answer and tool use - Strong coding practices, including writing clean, well-documented, and maintainable code - Experience with version control systems, such as Git - Understanding of relational databases and SQL - Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal - Proven ability to collaborate and present to stakeholders with varying levels of technical expertise Nice to Have: - Experience with Azure ML Workspace or other cloud-based ML platforms - Experience with LLM tools such as PromptFlow, Microsoft Agent Framework, LangChain, LangGraph - Familiarity with spaCy and Hugging Face Transformers - Experience working with architects, test engineers, platform engineers, and other data scientists in a collaborative environment NIQ is the worlds leading co