Data Scientist
- Digital
- Syngenta Group
- Pune
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Purpose
- Be integral part of the P&S Data Science team that applies technical expertise in data management, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and automation to design, build, deploy, and maintain solutions across multiple countries.
- Work with project teams and SMEs to understand business requirements and develop appropriate data and AI/ML solutions.
- Contribute solutions with explorative, predictive- or prescriptive models, utilizing optimization, simulation, and machine learning techniques to existing and new projects.
- Work independently to build applications for data collection and processing, exploration and visualization, analysis, regression, classification, and generation as required by the project and business teams.
Accountabilities
- Develop and implement complex statistical models, machine learning algorithms, and data mining techniques to extract insights from large datasets.
- Lead data science projects from conception to completion, defining scope, methodology, and deliverables.
- Collaborate with business leaders to translate data insights into actionable strategies and recommendations.
- Guide and mentor junior data scientists, fostering their professional development and technical skills.
- Contribute to the design and improvement of data architecture, pipelines, and storage solutions.
- Stay current with the latest advancements in data science and introduce new techniques or technologies to the organization.
- Establish and maintain standards for data quality, documentation, and ethical use of data.
- Present complex findings to both technical and non-technical audiences, including executive leadership.
- Address complex business challenges using data-driven approaches and creative solutions.
- Improve the efficiency and scalability of data processing and model deployment.
- Develop deep knowledge in Syngenta’s P&S operations to better contextualize data insights.
- Own the design, build, and deploy process including collaboration with users and multi-disciplinary teams to fulfil the user, business and technical requirements.
Syngenta is one of the world’s leading agriculture innovation company (Part of Syngenta Group) dedicated to improving global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 60,000 people in over 100 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities.
A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace environment are enablers of our ambition to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture. Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet.
To learn more visit: www.syngenta.com
Required Knowledge & Technical Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
- Understanding of ETL processes and data pipeline design.
- Required development skills:
- Data Science – TensorFlow Scikit-learn, SciPy, NumPy, Pandas, XGBoost, Keras, etc.
- Programming – Python with pytorch and tensorflow
- Data – SQL, EDA, Descriptive and Predictive analysis, visualization
- Preferred additional skills:
- Web services – RESTful APIs and API testing, JSON, etc.
- Front end – JavaScript, Flask, React, Node.js, Vue, Django, or other.
- Tools – Git, npm, pip, Heroku, or other tools.
- Knowledge and hands-on experience supervised and unsupervised ML using Logistic/multi-variate regression, Gradient Boosting, Decision Trees, Neural Network, Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, Naive Bayes, Time Series, Optimization, etc.
- Preference for proven experience in adapting algorithms to required models - Regression, Decision Trees, Random Forests, LLM.
- Preference for experience in production and supply domain: production planning, supply chain, logistics, track and trace, CRM, etc.
- Preference for experience in Deep Learning model development in agriculture, supply chain or related domains.
- Documentation of documentation of APIs, models, and operational manuals (Markdown, etc.).
- Must be able to work on end to end activities from design, development and deployment
Required Experience
- Previous internship, placement, or project experience in data engineering, data science, software development, or a related field.
- Required 2 years experience of building data science projects using AI/ML models.
- Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Data Bricks (preferred but not essential).
Note: Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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