Data Scientist

Do you feel thrilled when we say you can help us building and reinforcing our commitment to build a smoke free future? Are you an energetic person who can grasp the essence out of numbers and loves collaborating with others to substantiate strategic initiatives with data analytics and business insights? As we are fully embarking on our transformation, we are looking for a Data Scientist who can bring data-driven decision-making and consumer-centricity to the table to support our transition to smoke-free future in Hungary. During your day you will: • Utilize your analytical, statistical, and programming skills to collect, analyze, and interpret large data sets. • Use this information to develop data-driven solutions to complex business challenges that will support our product, sales, leadership, and marketing teams with insights from analyzing company data. • After interpreting the data, present the results clearly and concisely. • Help the organization enable data-driven decision-making by creating custom models or prototypes from trends or patterns. • You will be working with various stakeholders and functional teams. Key responsibilities • Data mining or extracting usable data from valuable data sources • Carrying out preprocessing of structured and unstructured data • Enhancing data collection procedures to include all relevant information for developing analytic systems • Processing, cleansing, and validating the integrity of data to be used for analysis • Analyzing large amounts of information to find patterns and solutions • Developing prediction systems and machine learning algorithms • Presenting results in a clear manner • Identify opportunities to improve processes and strategies with technology solutions We believe that you have: • Programming Skills – knowledge of statistical programming languages like Python, and database query languages like SQL are desirable. • Statistics – Good applied statistical skills, including knowledge of statistical tests, distributions, regression, maximum likelihood estimators, etc. • Strong Math Skills (Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra) - understanding the fundamentals of Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra is important as they form the basis of a lot of predictive performance or algorithm optimization techniques. • Machine Learning – good knowledge of machine learning methods like k-Nearest Neighbors, Naive Bayes, SVM, and Decision Forests. • Data Wrangling – proficiency in handling imperfections in data is an important aspect of our job. • Experience with Data Visualization Tools is a plus. • Excellent Communication Skills – it is incredibly important to describe findings to a technical and non-technical audience. • Problem-solving aptitude • Fluent in both Hungarian and English • Graduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or another quantitative field. • 3+ years of experience in Data Science (min. 3 years hands-on for Data Scientist Senior) and/or Data or CRM analytics role Beside competitive salary and cafeteria package we offer: • Flexible working time and home office / hybrid work possibility • Voluntary pension plan contribution • 13. month payment • Private health insurance • Life & accident insurance • Paid parental leave • Work for a certified global company: Family Friendly, Equal Salary & Top Employer certifications • Opportunities for career development & growth You will join a company that invests in you. We will support your growth as an employee through individual development and structured career management. You will join a dynamic, fast-paced work environment in a constantly evolving industry. Our employees have the courage, curiosity, and conviction to see possibilities where others only see challenges.