Master Data Scientist

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Tyson Foods
Master Data Scientist
in
Springdale
Arkansas
Job Details:
The Insights group at Tyson Foods is transforming an 85-year-old company into the most modern food company in the world, by leveraging Advanced Analytics and Data Science. This data-first approach has enabled data and technology driven decision-making; you might be surprised with the tech we're exploring at Tyson! From AI and reinforcement learning to robotics and automation, what we work on is found on farms, in plants, at our corporate offices, and in the hands of our CEO.
We are seeking experienced members to join the Tyson Foods who are passionate about data and applying the latest machine learning and computer vision technology to solve business problems. As a Senior Data Scientist supporting the Data Science and Advanced Analytics team, you will be responsible for leading the development of the models and tools that progress the company along its digital journey. In this role, you will work alongside architects, Data Engineers and the business to identify new ways in this industry to leverage, develop, and deploy Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Computer Vision models into production using a modern tech stack.
You will have a direct impact on the largest protein supplier in the US and the second largest in the world, as part of a team of over 120,000 team members keeping America (and the world) fed. This position reports to the Senior Director of Advanced Analytics & Data Science and is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a quickly growing team with high visibility.
What We Look For
This is a relatively new department with a fast-growing team. We are looking for self-starters interested in growing with the department with a strong desire to take projects from exploration to deployment. Expect a startup-style environment with close collaboration between analytically-heavy teammates, Insights/Delivery as a Service teams, and the business
We have a large number of growing projects in Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, Trade, Marketing, Food Safety, and R&D.; As a result, we find that driven and genuinely curious people thrive here (not what but why). Expect to be involved with multiple projects, with timelines from weeks to years. We desire candidates who can accomplish tasks without extensive direction and bring their own ideas to the table
Our colleagues have diverse backgrounds; as such, candidates must be comfortable in an environment of whiteboard sessions to bounce ideas around on development of new models and approach, among both on-site and remote teammates. Plan on working closely on a diverse number of Data Science & Advanced Analytics initiatives, transforming the company direction
We are looking for candidates capable of leveraging new data sources, gather insights, and build custom models to solve business problems
Lead, mentor, coach and train junior team members to ensure appropriate growth in skills, knowledge and scalability of the department
Participate and provide technical leadership in all phases of a project from discovery and planning through implementation and delivery
Strong People management and Project management skills are preferred
Ability to communicate and teach Data Science concepts to non-technical audience
What Skills You Need
Education/Experience
Bachelors (Masters is preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related fields
7 years of experience in ML, DL or Computer Vision and a history of Cloud deployment
A proven track record of leading Data Science projects start to finish
IT, Cloud, and Deployment Skills
Strong software development skills with proficiency in Python or similar languages in a cloud environment (we are largely a GCP / Python shop)
Experience in scalable machine learning model deployment in edge and/or cloud-based containerized environment using Docker, Kubernetes or similar
Experience of working with CI/CD pipelines and version control frameworks such as Git
Exposure/interest in deploying models using REST APIs and JSON
Experience in SQL, Big Query, S3/Google bucket is strongly preferred
Machine Learning and Data Science Knowledge
Experience in supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques, time series forecasting models and AutoML
Strong foundation in statistics and experiment design
I deally experience with at least one of the following: Forecasting optimization, Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, Computer Vision/Deep Learning frameworks, or Industrial IoT
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No
Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
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Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
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