Principal Consultant Data Science at Continental

Job Description

ONE ContiTech – The first choice for material driven solutions.

Are you interested in shaping the future of ContiTech together with a great team?

Please join us and contribute to our goals with your new role as Data Science (m/f/diverse).

Your tasks

As a team member of the Group Sector Central Function Technology of ContiTech, you will be globally responsible to drive success of applied data science and effective usage in all areas of the organization. In your new role you will design and implement innovative data-driven solutions to solve complex business problems, using cutting-edge techniques to build up customer centric platforms to reduce complexity, ensure standards, maximize cost savings as well as developing innovative material-driven solutions for a carbon-neutral and 100% circular product portfolio.

You

Are expert level consultant to effectively apply Data Science methodology, technology and good practice, complementing AI/DS platform owners, AI/DS sector owners and AI/DS project owners
Create and execute global Data Science/Data Architecture strategy based on the overall CT Technology strategy together with CFO IT Data Science team
Create best practices, guidelines and standards for data science in collaboration with AI/DS stakeholders and establish governance
Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the business and industry to identify emerging trends and research to actively drive technology opportunities
Work closely with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for improving business performance and delivering impactful results
Develop and implement models and algorithms using machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and statistical analysis
Lead the development and implementation of data pipelines and infrastructure to support data analysis and modeling
Seek, establish and maintain partnerships with internal and external partners

Qualifications
Your Qualifications

University degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields
Several years of dedicated experience in various data science related roles in industry
Experience in a manufacturing industry is a plus
Extensive knowledge of data science techniques including descriptive and inferential statistics, big data and data mining technologies as well as machine learning
Data Architectures and Model Lifecycle Management experience
Experience in agile project management with internal and external partners
Experience with programming languages such as Python or R
Business fluent language skills in English written and spoken(German is a plus)
Excellent communication and leadership skills
Critical thinking, organizational skills and problem-solving mindset
You

Inspire your stakeholder and contact partner with an effective communication of high intercultural sensitivity
Collaborative, team player attitude and convinced that networking and knowledge sharing are key drivers for success
Up to date on the latest trends in the industry concerning classical data science, data mining, advanced analytics, etc.
Willingness to travel worldwide up to 30 %
Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.