Data Science Consultant (m/f/x/d)

Symanto Research; Nürnberg; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/remote work model

Training budget

Career growth opportunities

Workation (20 days)

Flexible working hours

28 days holidays

Office events

International & diverse team

Job summary

Symanto Research is seeking a Data Science Consultant to join our team from Germany, UAE, or Spain. You will deliver AI-powered insights at the intersection of analytics and business consulting for diverse clients, translating challenges into actionable outcomes.

You will work with advanced NLP, Python data stacks, and modern ML techniques while collaborating with senior stakeholders in a fast-paced international environment. This role offers hybrid/remote work and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc in CS/DS/Math/Engineering with business and analytics coursework.
• 3+ years of professional experience, ideally in strategy consulting.
• Strong mastery of quantitative methods and robust analytics solutions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects in Value Creation Insights with complex business/technical scope.
• Translate business requirements into analytics solutions for executives.
• Assist Executive Team and Sales in developing customized proposals.
• Code in Python/SQL and refine model performance while bias-correcting outputs.
• Summarize findings into PPTs and PowerBI dashboards.
• Present results to client teams and ensure successful handovers.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Consulting mindset

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

PhD or MSc in CS/DS/Math/Engineering

Tools

Python

SQL

Git

FastAPI

SpaCy

Transformers/LLMs

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

At Symanto, we are looking for a Data Science Consultant based in Germany, UAE or Spain to join our team!
In this client-facing role, you will work at the intersection of advanced analytics, AI, and business consulting, helping organizations uncover opportunities for growth, transformation, and value creation. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, translate business challenges into analytical solutions, and contribute to the development of innovative methodologies powered by cutting‑edge AI and NLP technologies.

This position is ideal for someone with a strong analytical background, a consulting mindset, and a genuine curiosity for solving diverse business problems. If you enjoy working with both clients and technology, thrive in a fast-paced international environment, and want to help shape the future of AI-driven insights, we would love to hear from you.

Your Profile

Education, Required Skills and Experience:

• PhD. or Master’s Degree in computer science, data science, applied mathematics, statistics, econometrics or engineering with at least one year of business curriculum and one year of data and analytics/statistics curriculum.
• 3+ years of professional experience, ideally in strategy consulting with a broad range of projects of which at least one year in the area of Growth, Strategy, and Marketing.
• Mastery of quantitative methods for data analysis
• Proven experience in developing robust analytics solutions.
• Ability to quickly comprehend complex business topics, structure problems, derive and test hypotheses as well as execute a solution pathway.
• Solid communication skills with structure, empathy, and emotional intelligence.
• Working knowledge of the following data analytics technologies and concepts: supervised and unsupervised learning model evaluation; data transformation; data visualization (charts and dashboards); python core data science packages (pandas, numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, etc) as well as NLP packages such as SpaCy; transformers/LLMs NLP pipelines.
• Working knowledge of the following software engineering technologies: python; SQL and databases; git; API and web service development (e.g. FastAPI); Rudimentary knowledge of the following technologies and concepts: MLOps, ssh, and linux terminal; bash; user interfaces (app or web-based); system architectures; agile methodologies.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).
• Respectful with team spirit and high ethical standards.

Preferred Skills and Experience (Upside):

• Due Diligence experience in the context of deals.
• Multi‑lingual.
• High achiever in sports, arts, games, academics, competitions, and awards of all types.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure DevOps Services.
• Experience with deep learning libraries such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Experience with some of the cloud-based NLP LLMs and Platforms like Open AI’s GPT and Chat GPT, Meta’s Llama, IBM’s Watson NLP, Amazon Comprehend, Azure NLP, or Google NLP, BERT, BARD and Gemini.
• Knowledge of application containers and their orchestration (e.g. docker, docker compose and Kubernetes).

Your Job Will Be

• Deliver a broad range of projects/services in the area of Value Creation Insights as well as other projects with a high degree of business and / or technical complexity.
• Act as a translator between the business and technical requirements in defining project scope, customization requirements and package the outcomes for business executives’ consumption.
• Assist the Executive Team and Sales to develop proposals that require customized approaches and align the resource requirements with the delivery team.
• Develop customized approaches to cover specific insights that are not covered by our standard data pipes and contribute actively by coding in Python / SQL, as well as check and improve the model, classification, and clustering performance while correcting for content biases.
• Involved in quality control of the standard data pipes (from data lineage/ sourcing to insight generation) and customized approaches and check the output from a business and technical perspective to ensure the right outcome and iterate accordingly.
• Summarize findings and insights into PPT presentations / PowerBI dashboards.
• Participate in read‑outs with client team members and present the results.
• Ensure handovers to clients and ensure customer success.
• Assist the Value Creation Insights Product Lead in further solutions development tasks as needed next to client project delivery.
• Ensure that security policies, procedures, and standards within their area of responsibility are followed correctly and the ISO certification and ISMS is supported within the scope of the role
• Proactively come up with and drive improvements and make the case for integration in the roadmap release.

What We Offer

• We really develop multi‑agent systems for production(not just n8n-like automations)
• Work with people that have beenat thecutting edgeof research andputtingAI products for clientsfor more than 15 years, not just in the hype ofchatGPTera
• Training budget
• Chance to develop and grow with the company
• Hybrid/remote work model
• 20 days of workation
• Flexible working hours
• 28 days of holidays
• Out of office events
• International and diverse team

Symanto is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered as equal without paying attention to gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, political orientation, union membership, or disability status.

We make recruiting decisions based on business needs, job requirements, your experience, and skills. We value your willingness and enthusiasm to make things happen.